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How to Recognize Jesus
How to recognize Jesus:
Listen to whatever clues you’re given. For instance, angels told the shepherds to look in a certain town and a certain...
Everyone Experiences God
I can say, with no reservations, that everyone experiences God.
We might not all use the same language for the experience. We might not...
A Spirituality of Orality
Nearly 25 years ago, the Jesuit scholar of language Walter J. Ong wrote a seminal work on the difference between spoken and written language, and how...
Touching the Stars
Bob Macke, SJ, the curator of the Vatican Observatory’s meteorite collection, is rooting around in a drawer. He pulls out a plastic bag with...
Sunday Link for 31 Days with St. Ignatius
It’s day 10 of our 31-day journey of Ignatian spirituality. Today we consider God as Mystery, God as Neighbor by Jurell Sison.
If you’ve joined us a few days...
Seeing Christ in Others
Early in my spiritual journey, I frequently read how important it was to see Christ in others. In particular, I admired Blessed Teresa of...
The Hinterland Becomes the Heartland
What if that shadowy mystery beyond the span of our years turns out to be the real country to which our earthly days are...
One Word at a Time
The interior of the church* looked like it had been torn from the pages of Isaiah, “I lay your pavements in carnelians, your foundations...
Contemplation in Action
Contemplation in action is about learning how to be, learning how to see, and learning how to love.
Learning How to Be
Contemplation is first about...
The Power of Silent Prayer
For years I’ve been trying to master the art of silent prayer. Sometimes my attempts find me staring at my shoes, thinking about the...