The moment my son, Brady, was first placed into my arms everything changed. As I gazed into his tiny eyes, stroked his peach fuzz hair, and snuggled new life, I knew my life would never be the same. I knew my life would be consumed with loving him, and I knew, as I held him, [...]
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A friend sent me this poem by W.H. Auden. The human Jesus is an extraordinary mystery, and a deep comfort. Mary Oh shut your bright eyes that mine must endanger With their watchfulness: protected by its shade Escape from my care: what can you discover From my tender look but how to be afraid? Love [...]
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America Magazine features two new books of Ignatian interest. The January selection of the Catholic book club is Mother of God Similar to Fire, a collection of 50 icons of Mary by former Jesuit William Hart McNichols. Also new is the biography Avery Cardinal Dulles, SJ A Model Theologian by Patrick W. Carey. A review [...]
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My wife disturbed my Advent bliss a couple of days ago when she showed me a poem. I had been sailing along smoothly, humming “Come O Come Emmanuel,” lighting the Advent wreath, and reading Isaiah’s prophecies. Then Susan handed me “Annunciation” by Denise Levertov. These are the lines that troubled my world. Aren’t there annunciations [...]
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Today is the feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mary. It’s the feast day of my parish, St. Mary Student Parish in Ann Arbor, which serves the University of Michigan Catholic community. (Jesuits run the place.) To mark the feast, listen to a hymn that’s considered one of the loveliest in the corpus of sacred [...]
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Ignatius Loyola had a profound devotion to Mary. He loved her with the love of a soldier and leader of men. His connection to the Mother of God was was deep and fierce–a matter of life and death. This piece by Barry Lopez describes a relationship with Mary that resembles the one I imagine Ignatius [...]
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