Brother Guy Consolmango, SJ, an astronomer at the Vatican Observatory, will give an online talk and chat today at 2 p.m. Eastern Time. Just go to this link. The online edition of the Arizona Daily Star will host the “cosmic chat.” Brother Guy spends much of his time in Arizona at the Vatican Observatory Research [...]
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A friend sent me this prayer written by St. Anselm of Canterbury, a twelfth-century theologian and philosopher. Anselm is famous for an ontological proof for the existence of God. He held that the concept of God is unique in that anyone who understands what is meant by the the question “Does God exist?” will see [...]
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This depiction of the Nativity is a mosaic by Fr. Marko Rupnik, SJ, in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel at Sacred Heart University in Connecticut. Fr. Jim Martin has written meditations on three of the mosaics in a recent online edition of America magazine. You can view a slideshow of Rupnik’s mosaics here. Share or bookmark [...]
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Gary Smith, SJ, on Sudanese refugee mothers: “I have known and wept with and consoled the Sudanese refugee woman, particularly as she is a mother. When you know her as a mother, you understand how she can age so quickly. The Sudanese refugee mother is poor and frequently has a baby strapped to her back [...]
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A misspent youth, getting caught up in riches and all sorts of vanity. A soldier, seeking the honors that the world tells him are worth pursuing. A stupid battle, a wound, a convalescence, a conversion. Christ calling him to leave behind the life he’d been pursuing in order to follow him with his whole heart. [...]
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Today a new blogger joins the dotMagis squad. She is Meredith Gould, a sociologist and author with a passion for blogging, social media, and, as she puts it, “making a joyful noise” (Psalm 100). Meredith writes a personal blog (More Meredith Gould) and is very active on The Virtual Abbey, a blog for modern monastics. [...]
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A prof at Loyola Marymount, a Muslim, eulogizes Coach John Wooden of UCLA as an exemplar of Ignatian values. (H/T to Jim Campbell.) A teacher at heart, he cared about his players not so much as athletes, but as students with promise and potential. That’s something that fits in perfectly with the Jesuit and Marymount [...]
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Today marks the 400th anniversary of the death of the Jesuit Matteo Ricci, who was the first Westerner in the court of Imperial China. He is one of my heroes, not only because I am fascinated by the history of China, but also because his ministry represents in my mind a model for the future [...]
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From an interview with Fr. Jim Martin, SJ, on ABC Radio in Australia. (Transcript and podcast available here.) Rachael Kohn: Well saints’ lives are examined medically, but what about psychologically? James Martin: Well the question is can a neurotic person be holy? Rachael Kohn: Yes, that is – James Martin: And I would say yes. [...]
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Chris Lowney is a former Jesuit, former J.P. Morgan investment banker, and currently full-time speaker and author. He recently gave a talk at Fordham with the provocative title: “Could St. Ignatius Loyola’s Spiritual Exercises Have Spared Us the 2008 Wall Street Crash?” Probably not, said Lowney, but the values of the Exercises could have helped [...]
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