Discernment
Consolation in Everyday Life
Consolation begins deep in the self that is grateful to God in all things. As G. K. Chesterton once explained, gratitude is happiness magnified by wonder. Jesus’ act at...
Sports
Competition
Whether you’re a runner or not, Colten Biro’s story may resonate. He notices a woman running on the opposite side of the street from his running path and feels...
Ignatian Voices
Picking Up the Ringing Phone of Prayer
At the Apostleship of Prayer, Philip Kosloski offers advice for What to do when nothing “happens” during prayer.
Too often our problem with prayer is that we are not responding...
Discernment
Keeping Things Secret
Ignatius warns against the false spirit’s trick of getting me to keep things secret from my mentors and companions. Common sense requires that I not tell everyone everything all...
Something to Think About
Paying Attention
While in Paris, inspirational speaker Daniel Midson-Short learned the importance of paying attention. The lesson came from a silent woman, about whom Midson-Short says: “She knows that the greatest...
Spiritual Exercises
Andrew Garfield on the Spiritual Exercises
Martin Scorsese’s film Silence has its widespread release today. America magazine has an excellent interview with star Andrew Garfield on his experience doing the Spiritual Exercises as preparation for...