Jack Mahoney SJ

Teach Me to Be Generous

by Jim Manney

A while back, I felt deflated when I discovered that the wonderful Prayer of St. Francis (“Lord, make me an instrument of your peace”) wasn’t written by Francis at all.  It was written in 1912 by a writer for a small French Catholic magazine.  My disappointment wasn’t on the level of discovering the truth about [...]

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Mid-Lent Review

by Jim Manney

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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