Tim's Books
Spiritual Exercises
Three Kinds of People
St. Ignatius described three kinds of people: the postponer, the compromiser, and the free person. The postponer may have a vague interest in a life committed to loving service...
Reflections
Taking Off My Shoes
“Nor can foot feel, being shod”
This line from Gerard Manley Hopkins’s poem “God’s Grandeur” is a commentary on what the poet saw as one of many pitfalls of the...
Spiritual Exercises
Three Kinds of Humility
St. Ignatius, like many spiritual masters over the centuries, suggested that humility was a prerequisite for the spiritual life. In his Spiritual Exercises, he described three kinds of humility:
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Education
From Church to God
It takes a great deal of slow, careful, thoughtful work to learn a language. First there must be the example of someone fluent in that language who acts as...
Spiritual Exercises
Ancient Roots of Spiritual Exercises
The French philosopher Pierre Hadot has studied the origins of spiritual exercises among Greek philosophers. There seems to be a straight line from Hellenistic philosophy and its influence on...
Spirituality
Holiness, the Beatitudes, and Discernment
Pope Francis has released his latest apostolic exhortation, Gaudete et Exsultate (Rejoice and Be Glad). The title comes from the Beatitudes in Matthew’s Gospel, specifically, Jesus’ exhortation to rejoice when...