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Papal Praise for Teilhard

Pope Benedict XVI has praised the cosmic vision of Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, the Jesuit scientist and philosopher whose work has been out of...

Negative Thoughts

I've long disliked "positive thinking" advice. I'm not talking about cultivating an optimistic attitude or imagining a good outcome when you go for a...

How the Jesuits Got So Worldly

Historian John W. O'Malley, SJ, ponders Jesuit worldliness  in a recent article.  He starts with a Jesuit joke, but the "worldliness" of the Jesuits...

Chaplain on the Bench

Many sports teams at Catholic universities have chaplains.  You can sometimes catch a glimpse of these men at basketball games.  They are the fellows...

Flannery O’Connor and William Paul Young

America magazine's Books and Culture section looks at Flannery O'Connor and William Paul Young, two writers at opposite ends of the literary quality spectrum....

Why Young Adults Need Ignatian Spirituality

For at least five reasons, says Tim Muldoon of Boston College: it gives  life a clear foundation; it sees God in all things; it...

Ignatian Spirituality on Facebook

The new Ignatian Spirituality page on Facebook reached a milestone this week when its fan count went over 1000. This morning it's 1109...

Ignatius the Intense

At his People for Others blog (now no longer online), my friend Paul Campbell has trouble coming up with “five fun facts” about Ignatius...

Jesuit Vocations

About 280 men are currently in Jesuit formation in the United States.  The Jesuits are praying for more.  Being good disciples of Ignatius Loyola,...

Best Ignatian Songs: Holy Now

Ignatius Loyola experienced a profound mystical vision on the banks of the Cardoner river in northern Spain.  He did not describe it any detail. ...

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