Jim's Books
Ignatian Songs
Best Ignatian Songs: That's Why I Pray
A tip of the dotMagis hat to Tim Merriman, who has included many of this blog's Best Ignatian Songs on a Spotify playlist. (Join Spotify and search for "Ignatian Songs.")
Here's...
Jesuit History
Jesuit Cardinals and Bishops
Since Pope Francis's election, we've heard a lot about the Jesuit aversion to assuming positions of honor and power in the church. Every Jesuit makes this promise when he...
Ignatian Songs
Best Ignatian Songs: Mary
The singer-songwriter Patty Griffin sang a Best Ignatian Song a couple of years ago. Here's another wonderful Griffin tune, sent along by my friend and colleague Maria Mondragon.
Jesus said Mother...
Education
Online in Africa
MOOCs--massive, open, online courses--are all the rage in higher education. Hundreds of thousands of students all over the world are enrolled in the best-known MOOCs, which are offered by...
Jesuit/Ignatian Ministries
We're All Amateurs Here
The invaluable website The Jesuit Post celebrated its first anniversary a couple of weeks ago. “Celebrated" is putting it too strongly. As Brenden Bosse, SJ, wrote, the staff marked...
Ignatian Songs
Best Ignatian Songs: Jesus Is Just Alright
Today's Best Ignatian Song takes us back to the 70s, to the Jesus movement and to the hippie counterculture that put songs like "Jesus Is Just Alright" at the...