Discernment
Important Choices
We make thousands of decisions every day—beginning with whether to jump out of bed in the morning or hit the snooze button. Some decisions are largely force of habit,...
Books
Perceive More Than the Weather
As we settle into autumn, consider these reflection points on Luke 12:54–59, excerpted from Sacred Space: The Prayer Book 2020 by the Irish Jesuits.
A glance at the sky or...
St. Ignatius Loyola
Trust in the Poor Jesus
Jesus’ poverty is central for Ignatius’s Christology; it is at the heart of his being “Eternal King” and “Lord of all the world.” In the meditation on the “two...
Something to Think About
Uh-Oh!
When my grandson was just learning to communicate, “Uh-oh!” was one of his standby phrases. This is pretty common for young children, but what struck me was that he...
Spirituality
Mystery and Imagination
Indeed, the past is present in us now. All of us in our identity are constituted by all the experiences we have ever had. Most of us forget many...
Spirituality
Finding Infinity Within
What makes us human is precisely our experience of the infinite, the fact that we are never satisfied. We are the subjects of unlimited longing, finding infinity not outside...