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The Spiritual Exercises and Ignatian Work

Jim Manney

Maureen Waldron of Creighton University thinks that Jesuits should make special efforts to expand the ministry of the Spiritual Exercises to include the lay...

Resolutions?

Tim Muldoon

I'm not one to make new year's resolutions, but because my calendar now says 2010 I can't help but think a little about them. I...

Best Ignatian Songs: Jesus Ahatonhia

Jim Manney

"Jesus ahatonhia," our last Christmas song of the season, is probably the first Christmas carol written in North America. The title means "Jesus, he...

Peter Canisius

Tim Muldoon

December 21 is the feast of another great Jesuit saint, Peter Canisius. Let this post represent a shout-out to Buffalo's Canisius College and...

Jesuit Basketball

Jim Manney

For many years basketball has been the top sport at most of the 28 Jesuit colleges and universities in the US. An all-star team...

Weekend Reading

Jim Manney

Joe Koczera, SJ on happiness. Some practical advice about the Daily Examen. Jim Martin, SJ on the patron saint of troublemakers. A Jesuit joke.

Christmas Pageant

Tim Muldoon

Two nights ago I witnessed an annual event which has become one of my favorite events of the entire year: the Christmas pageant at...

Happy Holidays?

Jim Manney

I often flinch inside when someone wishes me “happy holidays.” “What’s wrong with saying ‘Merry Christmas?’” says the annoyed inner voice. Nothing, of course,...