Tim's Books
Discernment
My Day in Purgatory
I took my girls to a place called Purgatory Chasm and had a metaphor experience. Metaphor experiences are of course those things you do which, once they are accomplished,...
Spirituality
Being a Dad
Over the past two weeks I've had the remarkable experience of being a nearly full-time Dad. My wife has started a new job and has undergone an orientation process...
Media
Karate and Ignatian Spirituality
I recently took my girls to the drive-in to see the remake of a film I enjoyed when I was younger--The Karate Kid. Now, several days removed from seeing...
Discernment
Desire and the Church
During this week of Pentecost I have been thinking about the Church as an institution, a community launched by Christ and gifted with the Holy Spirit. Our beginning, we profess,...
Jesuit History
Ricci Day
Today marks the 400th anniversary of the death of the Jesuit Matteo Ricci, who was the first Westerner in the court of Imperial China. He is one of my...
Spirituality
Life Is a Marathon
I just came from watching the 114th Boston Marathon. An awesome sight! It got me thinking about the ten best reasons why a marathon is a metaphor for life. ...