The best way to savor the graces of Ignatian spirituality (usually) is to make the Spiritual Exercises. Opportunities to do this have greatly expanded in recent years. The most common way to make the Exercises now is a "19th...

A reading list of Jesuit classics.Jesuits are pro-life. Jim Martin, SJ goes into the recording studio. Thinking about Matteo Ricci. Suggestions for Ignatian prayer.

Ash Wednesday is a week from today.  It's time to make some plans about how you will observe the season of Lent. Have you ever considered praying online?  If you are reading this blog post, you spend at least part...

It's Monday.  Most of us have meetings to go to today or later this week.  Here is a prayer before a meeting.  It's published on the St. Louis University Prayerbook, a site where members of the SLU community share...

Consider this my "overthinking the Super Bowl" post.  (Wait till I get to the Olympics!) First things first: I've always loved sports, and I've always enjoyed the Super Bowl.  I just love the pure fun of competition, and at least...

Jeff Johnson, SJ, on Holden Caufield (and his brother Allie). Jake Martin, SJ, on reality TV. Jack Mahoney, SJ, fills in the gaps in the gospels.

Fr. Adolfo Nicolas, SJ, Superior General of the Jesuits, reflects on Jesuit institutions and lay people. This is from a summary of a talk he gave recently to Jesuits working in the social apostolate: Mobility is essential to our charism;...

I'm three weeks into a new semester of teaching a course on Ignatian Spirituality at Boston College. It's an absolute delight, both for the subject matter and the smart students with whom I share it. I'll be posting some...

I'm a big fan of the writing of William Barry, SJ, especially what he has to say about friendship with God. Now he's taken his message to YouTube. This video gives the gist of the idea. For more read...

DotMagis blogger Tim Muldoon has just published a new book, a memoir titled Longing to Love: A Memoir of Desire, Relationships, and Spiritual Transformation. Here's what Tim himself says about why he wrote it: It has arisen in large part...