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Lenten Shabbat

Meredith Gould

Lenten...Shabbat?In my strange little world these words go together just fine, possibly because my Jewish mother was as likely to serve fish as she...

David Fleming, RIP

Jim Manney

David Fleming, SJ, a prolific writer and esteemed spiritual director, died on Tuesday in St. Louis. He was a great popular interpreter of Ignatian...

Lunchtime Examen: What Do I Pray About?

Jim Manney

Our third Lunchtime Examen is online today. This week, in addition to the guided prayer, I talk about how the examen answers the question,...

Screwtape Book Discussion

Jim Manney

At America's "In All Things" blog, Bill Van Ornum invites reflection and opinions about C.S. Lewis's fable The Screwtape Letters. He points out the...

The Danger of Excessive Spiritual Practices

Jim Manney

St. Ignatius, writing to Jesuits in Portugal, about the problems with spiritual disciplines that he deemed excessive:The first is that God is not really...

Jesuits and March Madness

Jim Manney

The NCAA men's basketball tournament starts today, and the Society of Jesus is well-represented by five teams. The most surprising is my alma mater,...

Praying in Lent

Jim Manney

Today, Ash Wednesday, the first Lunchtime Examen goes live on IgnatianSpirituality.com. I've recorded six of these; a new one will be posted every Wednesday...

Catholic Storytelling

Jim Manney

Frank Cottrell Boyce, a renowned screenwriter, writes about film and faith on the website of the British Jesuits. (Boyce wrote the splendid film Millions,...