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Writing on Busted Halo, Jim Martin, SJ, makes the argument for embracing religious tradition:
We all tend to think that we’re correct about most things, and spirituality is no exception. And not belonging to a religious community means less of a chance of being challenged by a tradition of belief and experience, less chance to recognize [...]
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Jack Mahoney, SJ, suggests we review our Lenten program. But be careful: “What we should avoid is the almost magical or superstitious feeling that whatever we do in religion must be done completely and meticulously, like completing a novena or an indulgence or a chain prayer. For one thing, the Lord may have made it [...]
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As I gain some distance from my immersion in watching the Winter Olympics, I’ve been distilling in my mind the lasting impressions. I’ve always been a huge fan of the Olympics–it’s part Greek history, part supreme athletic comptetition, part incredible storytelling, part national/international pride. Underneath all the corporate sponsorships, the sometimes not-so-latent nationalism, the training [...]
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This Lent, says Fr. Jim Martin, SJ, take the time to “bother.” He points out that the people who angered Jesus were people like the two guys who ignored the wounded man in the parable of the Good Samaritan. These are people who didn’t bother to love. He goes on:
So this Lent, instead of fasting, [...]
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Anthony Lusvardi, SJ, thinks that repetitive prayer is often just what we need:
While these “formal” prayers are often learned in the most mundane settings—before going to bed as children, in catechism class—once they become a part of our spiritual language they often become the prayers we fall back on in the extreme moments of our [...]
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Last month America Magazine awarded its 2009 Campion Award to Dr. Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury– a remarkable move, since the award is named after St. Edmund Campion, one of the English martyrs. Williams writes movingly of “martyrial ecumenism,” which I take to mean the shared witness (Greek marturion) to faith in Christ, even [...]
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For Ash Wednesday — a poem by Gerard Manley Hopkins and a painting by Dennis McNally, SJ, inspired by it. The poem is titled “The Lantern Out of Doors.”
Sometimes a lantern moves along the night,
That interests our eyes. And who goes there?
I think; where from and bound, I wonder, where,
With, all down darkness wide, [...]
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Consider this my “overthinking the Super Bowl” post. (Wait till I get to the Olympics!)
First things first: I’ve always loved sports, and I’ve always enjoyed the Super Bowl. I just love the pure fun of competition, and at least during my adult life I’ve thought that sport reveals something about the human condition and the [...]
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I’m three weeks into a new semester of teaching a course on Ignatian Spirituality at Boston College. It’s an absolute delight, both for the subject matter and the smart students with whom I share it. I’ll be posting some reflections on our conversations as time goes on.
This week, what sticks with me from last evening’s [...]
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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.
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