Tim's Books
Discernment
Finding Beauty Amidst Suffering
Etty Hillesum, the young Jewish woman killed at Auschwitz who wrote beautiful diaries of life in Amsterdam, wrote movingly of finding beauty amidst suffering.
most of us in the West...
Ignatian Prayer
Why Go to Church?
In this age when more and more people describe themselves as spiritual but not religious, it is helpful to recall Ignatius's understanding of the purpose of prayer, devotions, and...
Jesuit/Ignatian Ministries
The Meaning of a Kiss
During Holy Week I've encountered two very different and yet equally profound meanings in the act of a kiss. The first, of course, is the act by which Judas...
Discernment
Adopting Again
My new favorite description of love is the willingness to enter a mess. It's a pretty decent description of the Incarnation (or kenosis for you theologians out there); it...
Books
Scorsese’s Next Film?
There have been rumblings about director Martin Scorsese making a film of Shusaku Endo's magnificent historical novel Silence, about Japanese martyrs of the 17th century. Now it seems that...
Reflections
Words and Thoughts
As I enter into an annual silent retreat with students, I am mindful of how great is the gift of silence. We think too much; we speak too much. ...