From the category archives:
Do yourself a favor and spend some time meditating on Michelangelo’s work in the Sistine Chapel at this new Vatican webpage. (Thanks to Matthew Warner of the National Catholic Register for alerting me to the site.) During my first trip to Rome twenty years ago, I could not see the chapel, which was undergoing renovation. [...]
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The top 10 moments in the history of Jesuit postseason basketball. (Two of them involve Al McGuire.) NBC News profiles a remarkable community service program at Loyola High School in Los Angeles. Paul Lickteig, SJ, has some questions about Jesus. (Did he ever forget what he was supposed to do?) Michael Magree’s favorite sad songs [...]
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What the deal with self-flagellation? (There’s a lively discussion in the comments.) Jim Martin, SJ, sets Glenn Beck right. Jesuits go green. Some thoughts on the Examen. Paul Coutinho, SJ, on forgiveness in Lent. Share or bookmark this post:
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Fr. Jim Martin has just published a new book, The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything. It’s an in-depth, witty, and very readable account of Ignatian spirituality, aimed at both believers and seekers. It includes chapters on desire and the spiritual life, prayer, decision making, and being contemplatives in action. Browse the contents here at the [...]
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USA Today profiles Jim Martin, SJ. (“Everyone needs a medium. Mine is popular culture.”) A suggestion for imaginative meditation. William Barry, SJ, on having a friendship with God this Lent. An exhibit about the Passion in Art at St. Louis University. Lisa Kelly ponders what wasn’t said. (“It can be the most powerful message of [...]
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Ann Boyd on the benefits of the Examen (“It connects my seemingly irrational emotional life with the workings of God”). An Evangelical compares the Ignatian charism to Rick Warren’s and Bill Hybel’s (and Francis’s, Dominic’s, and Benedict’s). Running the Catholic numbers: Catholics, bishops, priests up; women religious down. Jake Martin, SJ, on snark (“the glorification [...]
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A Lenten reflection from Fr. Jim Martin, S.J. Turns out that fasting is about money (at least in part): Share or bookmark this post:
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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. Share or bookmark this post:
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Jeff Johnson, SJ, on Holden Caufield (and his brother Allie). An America podcast on Reinhold Niebhur. Jake Martin, SJ, on reality TV. Jack Mahoney, SJ, fills in the gaps in the gospels. Share or bookmark this post:
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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 this article and then read his book A Friendship Like No Other. Share or bookmark this [...]
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