Jim's Books
Discernment
Consolation, Desolation, and Feelings
Consolation and desolation are key ideas in Ignatian discernment, and they are not easy to understand. Abbot Joseph has a good post about the nuances.
Even for those who are...
Jesuit/Ignatian Ministries
In Honor of El Salvador Jesuits
Yesterday the US House of Representatives passed a resolution honoring the six Jesuit priests and two women murdered in El Salvador in 1989. The dead are Jesuit Fathers...
Ignatian Songs
Best Ignatian Songs: To Be a Pilgrim
In his autobiography, St. Ignatius Loyola wrote of himself in the third person as "the pilgrim." As David Fleming, SJ, writes in What Is Ignatian Spirituality?, "Ignatius looked at...
Ignatian Prayer
A Group Examen
The daily Examen is the most familiar and widely-practiced form of Ignatian prayer. Millions of people pray it every day. Philip Shano, SJ, takes it a step further. In...
Ignatian Songs
Best Ignatian Songs: Stand By Me
You may have already seen this week's Ignatian song on YouTube. More than 14 million people have. It's an inventive version of "Stand By Me," sung by...
Ignatian Songs
Best Ignatian Songs: Every Grain of Sand
It's back to Bob Dylan for this week's Ignatian song. It's "Every Grain of Sand," one of Dylan's many songs with powerful Biblical imagery. The beauty of this song...