Books
The Power of One
This whole universe, with its trillions of galaxies, began as a tiny speck of concentrated energy; smaller than a grain of salt.
When you were first conceived, you were just...
Jesuit Saints
Remembering Alphonsus Rodriguez 400 Years Later
This month marks 400 years since the death of St. Alphonsus Rodriguez. A Jesuit brother, he served as a humble doorkeeper in Majorca, Spain, for 45 years. As Bert...
Ignatian Prayer
God Deals with Us Directly
We can trust our experience because God deals with us directly. Ignatius certainly believed that the Church and Scripture are trustworthy teachers of truth, and that we need that truth...
Books
Miss Woodland
The strictest teacher I ever had is also the one I recall as the gentlest. For most of the time she taught us mathematics, and she tolerated no nonsense,...
Spirituality
Load-Bearing
If you ever watch programs on HGTV, you’ve heard the term “load-bearing wall.” That’s the wall in a house that is holding up the rest of the structure. The...
Ignatian Prayer
Light and Contemplation
You might spend time outside on a sunny day, seeing the sunlight illuminating everything, feeling its warmth on your body, and imagining how God is creating and bathing you...