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Jesuits and March Madness

The NCAA men's basketball tournament starts today, and the Society of Jesus is well-represented by five teams.  The most surprising is my alma mater,...

Praying in Lent

Today, Ash Wednesday, the first Lunchtime Examen goes live on IgnatianSpirituality.com.  I've recorded six of these; a new one will be posted every Wednesday...

Catholic Storytelling

Frank Cottrell Boyce, a renowned screenwriter, writes about film and faith on the website of the British Jesuits. (Boyce wrote the splendid film Millions,...

Novena of Grace

Today is the first day of the  Novena of Grace, an annual time of prayer directed to the intercession of St. Francis Xavier.  This...

More Lent Ideas

I suggested the Lunchtime Examen the other day as a Lenten practice you might consider.  Here are a couple of other ideas for online...

Lunchtime Examen

It's time to make some decisions about what you'll do to observe Lent, which is only nine days away.   May I suggest that you give...

Augustus Tolton

The Archdiocese of Chicago is opening the legal process for the canonization of Father Augustus Tolton, a late 19th century priest, and the first...

Lent and My Big Birthday

I'm having one of those so-called milestone birthdays in a few weeks. On Ash Wednesday. If my birthday wasn't coinciding with the beginning of...

Up the Ladder

Writing in the Huffington Post, Fr. Jim Martin's literal climb up a scaffolding in an old church becomes a powerful metaphor for the climb...

Remembering Arrupe

I've read much about Pedro Arrupe, the legendary superior general of the Jesuits from 1965-83.  Much of his greatness seems to have resided in...

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