Jim's Books
Ignatian Voices
Mary and Joseph Together
Why should Mary and Joseph stand together in Christmas art rather than face each other? Because they are hanging on to each other for dear life. Maureen Waldron explains.
Ignatian Songs
Best Ignatian Songs: "Comfort, Comfort, O My People"
"Comfort, Comfort, O My People" is a lovely Advent hymn, based on verses from Isaiah 40. This version is by the Ignatian Schola, a Manhattan-based vocal ensemble composed of...
Spirituality
We Actually Feel This Way
You've heard it said many times: when we pray, we should tell God how we really feel. But that's not easy to do. Brian Busse, SJ, points to our...
People
Dave Brubeck, RIP
The jazz composer and pianist Dave Brubeck, who died yesterday, was intensely interested in spiritual things. He said once that “something should be done musically to strengthen man's knowledge of...
Ignatian Songs
Best Ignatian Songs: "O Come O Come Emmanuel"
It's early December, winter, cold mornings and barren landscapes and leaden skies. It's the time of Advent--the season of longing for the light of Christ to break into our world....
Books
Ignatian Themes in Becoming Catholic, Again
Catherine Brunell discusses the Ignatian themes in her book, Becoming Catholic, Again, with Tim Muldoon.
Brunell will be leading an Advent retreat on the Loyola Press Facebook page starting on...