Jim's Books
Jesuit History
Ricci's Map
In 1602 the Jesuit Matteo Ricci created a map of the world and presented it to the Chinese emperor. It was the first world map to combine the geographic...
Books
100,000 Saints
This week Loyola Press sold the 100,000th copy of My Life with the Saints by James Martin, SJ. Very few trade books come anywhere near this milestone. Terry Locke,...
Spiritual Exercises
Sexuality and Ignatian Spirituality
Tim Muldoon, who blogs here at dotMagis, has published an excellent article on sexuality and Ignatian spirituality in The Way, a journal published by the British Jesuits. Here's a...
Spirituality
How to Think about Tiger Woods
Always look for the good in people, said Ignatius Loyola. He said "be more eager to put a good interpretation on a neighbor's statement than to condemn it." Needless...
Media
A Jesuit Off-Broadway
A Jesuit Off-Broadway is Fr. Jim Martin's account of his involvement with a theater troupe putting on the play "The Last Days of Judas Iscariot." The play has a...
Media
Weekend Reading
Jim Martin, SJ, on finding God in hard times.
What Nathan O'Halloran, SJ, learned in 2009.
Jake Martin, SJ, on Crazy Heart.
Joe Koczera, SJ, on Alfred Delp's idea of happiness.