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Being a Dad

by Tim Muldoon

Over the past two weeks I’ve had the remarkable experience of being a nearly full-time Dad.  My wife has started a new job and has undergone an orientation process that’s taken her away from home for some time, so we’ve found ourselves switching roles. It’s been a profound process of discovery for me.  This is [...]

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Links for the Weekend

by Jim Manney

Two Jesuit astronomers talk about “Asteroids, Stars, and the Love of God” on NPR. Richard Blake, SJ, on his vocation.  (“I knew I wanted to be a priest maybe four or five years after I was ordained.”) Brian O’Leary, SJ, on the search for meaning from an Ignatian perspective. Find God at Other6 (if you [...]

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Spiritual Exercises for the Young

by Jim Manney

Nathan Stone, SJ, makes a strong case for giving the Spiritual Exercises to young people.  He thinks that veteran spiritual directors are too  cautious if they regard the Exercises as experiences for older, settled people. Some might think it safer to postpone the Exercises. Yes, it is, because commitment is always a risk. But then, [...]

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Lakota Mission

by Jim Manney

Jesuits come from many walks of life. Brother Pat Douglas, SJ was trained as a clinical social worker before he entered the Society.  In this video he talks about his vocation and his work among at-risk Lakota youth on the Pine Ridge and Rosebud Indian reservations in South Dakota.

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Finding Your Way

by Jim Manney

If someone you know is looking for direction in life, point them to “How to Discern the Elements of Your Personal Vocation” by Peter Ryan, SJ. It’s an excellent essay that sets forth “points to bear in mind,” the first of which is that “sincere discernment infallibly succeeds.” Another point is that we “discern only [...]

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A Better Option

by Jim Manney

Here’s how one man found his Jesuit vocation:

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Jesuit Vocations

by Jim Manney

About 280 men are currently in Jesuit formation in the United States.  The Jesuits are praying for more.  Being good disciples of Ignatius Loyola, they are also working to encourage vocations as well as praying for them.  An article in Holy Cross Magazine describes how this works on one Jesuit campus.  The idea of a [...]

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