In the second week of The nbsp Spiritual Exercises St Ignatius introduces different ways for understanding and making good choices There are some instances Ignatius notes when God quot so moves and attracts the will that a devout soul without hesitation or the possibility of hesitation follo

I 39 m finishing my fourth week blogging at America and for readers who might be new to the quot The Ignatian Educator quot I wanted to share a few previous posts to introduce you to the subject s of this blog and my previous writing Below are links to and samples from a few selected essays fr

In the course of recent reading I nbsp came across this passage from an essay by Howard Gray S J Ignatius learned to trust his heart as a place of unique encounter with God Trust is an essential component of Ignatian spirituality Trust in turn will permeate the life and mission of the S

Shock Find People don 39 t like to be isolated This essentially is what the Wall Street Journal reports today in an article summarizing nbsp the pros and cons nbsp of MOOCs -- the quot massive open online courses quot pioneered by companies like Coursera and edX and now increasingly offered at

Imagining the typical college dorm room on a typical weekend is enough to make me understand why in various parts of the Old Testament God overthrows cities and sends down sulfur and fire shaking his non-material head and thinking in the spirit of John McEnroe nbsp You cannot be serious nbsp I

This post is based on a reflection I delivered Friday October 4th 2013 to educators from Jesuit high schools in Arizona and southern California The theme of the talk was quot The Vocation of the Ignatian Educator quot It has been condensed and adapted for publication Though I 39 ve just enter