Tim's Books
Something to Think About
A Spirituality of Orality
Nearly 25 years ago, the Jesuit scholar of language Walter J. Ong wrote a seminal work on the difference between spoken and written language, and how the use of these different...
Spirituality
A Spirituality of Study
For students and teachers involved in academic life, early fall can feel like being shot out of a cannon. It can be jarring to move from the slow pace...
Spirituality
Care of the Person, Care of the Self
Care of the person (cura personalis) is one of the common principles of Ignatian spirituality and pedagogy. It is rooted in the faith that God has created me to...
Jesuit History
Giuseppe Castiglione, SJ: Aesthetic Missionary to China
What would it be like to share the Gospel not through words, but through a vision of what is beautiful? Giuseppe Castiglione, who became known as Láng Shìníng (郎世寧) during his 51...
Spirituality
Waltzing with God
Leah Libresco, a former atheist and a fellow writer at Patheos, describes in America Magazine how she came to appreciate praying the rosary:
Since I’m a convert, learning to pray...
Reflections
Marriage as Conversion
A member of Contemplative Leaders in Action, my former student E. writes a lovely blog, A Call to Joy. In light of recent news about the Synod on the Family,...