Ignatian Voices
Our Televisions Contain a Reservoir of Grace
Writer Jim McDermott, SJ, wonders:
whether our televisions contain a reservoir of grace just waiting to be discovered. The stories we choose, the characters we follow, the plot lines that...
Poetry
As Kingfishers Catch Fire (Song)
In honor of National Poetry Month, enjoy this musical rendition of Gerard Manley Hopkins’s “As Kingfishers Catch Fire” by the Euphonage.
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Books
Prayer Is Like Bleeding Your Pipes
I grew up in a house that was well over a hundred years old. This house had a series of cast-iron radiators to keep it warm. During the winter...
Discernment
Discernment and the Joy of Love
Friday saw the release of the much-anticipated apostolic exhortation on love in the family, Amoris Laetitia, (The Joy of Love). Two responses to the document emphasize the importance of...
Spiritual Exercises
Applying the Spiritual Exercises to the Later Stages of Life
Ignatian volunteer Barbara A. Lee thinks about applying the Spiritual Exercises to the later stages of life in an article for America, “Aging with Ignatius.” Lee writes:
Making the exercises...
Ignatian Voices
Encountering the Risen Christ
James Hanvey, SJ, writes in Thinking Faith that we can “Let him Easter in us” by exploring what the Gospels say about the appearances of the risen Christ. One...