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Now the Work of Christmas Begins

Jim Manney

The feast of Epiphany today brings the Christmas season to an end. To mark the day, here's a litany called "The Work of Christmas" composed...

Aim Higher

Tim Muldoon

If you don't know Viktor Frankl's work, read his book Man's Search for Meaning--one of the most important books of the 20th century. Below...

“I want, I want”

Jim Manney

Susan Stabile, an Ignatian spiritual director and law professor, distinguishes between the desire that causes pain and the desire that motivates us: Attachment (what might...

Advent and Christmas Retreat: Christmas Time, Second Week

Jim Manney

We conclude our seasonal retreat with one final week-starter reflection. In the coming days, take a few moments to evaluate your experience with the...

Spiritual Practices: Napping

Meredith Gould

I'm all for finding God in the silence. For me this means taking lots of naps, especially during the winter with its protracted darkness...

The Holy Family

Tim Muldoon

This past Sunday was the feast of the Holy Family, and it calls to our imagination that "longest sermon" of Jesus first 30 years,...

Advent and Christmas Retreat: Christmas Time, First Week

Jim Manney

Merry Christmas! We continue our seasonal retreat by reflecting on Christmas. Please share your retreat experience with others here in the comments. Christmas Time, First...

A Boy Named Ambition

Tim Muldoon

Where is Christ being born today? It certainly isn't where we expect, if history is any guide. Where, today, is that stable at the...

Annunciations All the Time

Jim Manney

My wife disturbed my Advent bliss a couple of days ago when she showed me a poem. I had been sailing along smoothly, humming...

Silence

Tim Muldoon

The most basic spiritual practice is learning silence. Practicing silence is an act of faith precisely because one cannot know for certain that anything...

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