Jim's Books
Ignatian Prayer
Links for Your Weekend Reading (and Viewing)
The top 10 moments in the history of Jesuit postseason basketball. (Two of them involve Al McGuire.)
NBC News profiles a remarkable community service program at Loyola High School in...
Spirituality
Spiritual and Religious
Writing on Busted Halo, Jim Martin, SJ, makes the argument for embracing religious tradition:
We all tend to think that we're correct about most things, and spirituality is no exception....
Videos
St. Patrick’s Breastplate
I love the prayer called St. Patrick's Breastplate. Today, the feast of St. Patrick, is a great time to pray it. I like the prayer because it's an invocation...
Jesuit History
Arrupe Documentary
A documentary on the life and legacy of Pedro Arrupe, SJ, is available for viewing on YouTube. The film was produced by Georgetown University a couple of years ago. ...
Books
Virtue and the Spiritual Exercises
There's long been a discussion among spiritual directors about the purpose of the Spiritual Exercises. Is the goal to help people make important decisions, or help them grow in...
Jesuit Saints
Ignatius and Xavier
Today is the anniversary of the canonization of Ignatius Loyola and Francis Xavier in 1622. Teresa of Avila and Philip Neri were also canonized on that day, making March...