Tim's Books
Discernment
The most beautiful thing in the world
...is a child sleeping. I am sometimes awed by just the feeling that rises up in me when beholding one of my daughters asleep; it is an intense experience...
Spirituality
Shared Silence
I am on retreat with some 40 Boston College students. For five days, we are keeping silence together and attending to the mystery of God.
During a meeting with other guides,...
Spiritual Exercises
Bodies, Beauty, and the Grace of the First Week
Sticking with the theme of new year's resolutions, I've been thinking about a common one: getting fit.
It struck me yesterday, while watching a Boston College women's basketball game with...
Discernment
Resolutions?
I'm not one to make new year's resolutions, but because my calendar now says 2010 I can't help but think a little about them.
I just finished a review of...
Jesuit History
Peter Canisius
December 21 is the feast of another great Jesuit saint, Peter Canisius. Let this post represent a shout-out to Buffalo's Canisius College and Canisius High School; Jakarta's Canisius...
Spiritual Exercises
Christmas Pageant
Two nights ago I witnessed an annual event which has become one of my favorite events of the entire year: the Christmas pageant at my daughters' school. We...