Category Archives: spirituality

Empty nest this week. The young miss is visiting friends in Texas. I feel a bit at a loss. Maybe a bit old too. I don’t recall Saint Ignatius ever writing of an adult child leaving home. Perhaps he or … Continue reading →

People in the spiritual life are often focused on the contrasting states of consolation and desolation. It’s more than a feel good/feel bad dichotomy. For some reason, the fable of the ant and grasshopper comes to mind. Aside from the … Continue reading →

As a conclusion to the Ignatian Year, various bloggers and social media-ites are posting regularly if not daily on Ignatian things. For something a bit different, some reminisces about a high school I didn’t want to attend in my hometown. … Continue reading →

Possibly the first Jesuit prayer to which I was ever introduced. It was the longest prayer I memorized in the 6th grade: O Jesus, through the Immaculate Heart of Mary, I offer you my prayers, works, joys, sufferings of this … Continue reading →

As a conclusion to the Ignatian Year, looking at a daily Ignatian aspect here. I was looking for some commonality with today’s saint, another giant in the spiritual life, Benedict of Nursia. Here’s a link to a homily on the … Continue reading →

This month we mark a conclusion to the Ignatian Year, now just three weeks shy of the founding saint’s feast day. Over the years, I’ve posted now and then on the Ignatian Examen. Here is something different: a video of … Continue reading →

It’s a strange-looking word, colloquy. The Jesuit spiritual director John Veltri describes it here. In the Spiritual Exercises, we are encouraged to have a conversation as we sit alone in prayer. It could be Jesus, or one of the saints. … Continue reading →

As a conclusion to the Ignatian Year, marking five centuries since Ignatius of Loyola’s conversion, a continuing attempt to post daily on the Jesuit founder or one of his disciples. Pierre Favre (Peter Faber) was one of the first Jesuits. … Continue reading →

This month as a conclusion to the Ignatian Year, marking five centuries since the saint’s conversion, a daily (almost) post on some aspect of Ignatian spirituality. Since I missed posting this yesterday, here’s something small and I’ll do something later … Continue reading →

Whoops! Missed a day. It’s the day after a holiday weekend, and we’re back to work. Unless we’ve tacked on some extension of leisure to the long weekend. Searching through some resources for prayers for summer choir practices, I found … Continue reading →

Some of my friends in the spiritual/blogging life are observing this entire month as a conclusion to the Ignatian Year, marking five centuries since Ignatius’ conversion after an injury ended his military career and thrust him into a life of … Continue reading →

Some of my Ignatian friends are observing this entire month as a conclusion to the Ignatian Year, marking five centuries since the conversion of the saint to a particularly committed life. Pedro Arrupe is one of my favorite Jesuits from … Continue reading →

Some of my Ignatian friends are observing this entire month as a conclusion to the Ignatian Year, marking five centuries since the man’s conversion thanks to a military injury and long convalescence. Let’s see if I can maintain a discipline of … Continue reading →