It would have been nice if someone had told me how to go about learning to love God. Because I have discovered that, for most people, it is something that they have to learn.
Prayer
Posted inFaith, Short Take
We should all renew the Friday penance. (But it doesn’t have to mean giving up meat.)
When the church allowed meat on Fridays, the intent was not to end the call for penance. Friday penance outside of Lent can now have a more personal nature, drawing each of us closer to God.
Posted inFaith, Interviews
Interview: Mary Stommes on prayer, Catholic publishing and her time editing Give Us This Day
Mary Stommes, who marked her last day as editor of monthly publication Give Us This Day on June 29, discusses her journey with Liturgical Press and the significance of daily prayer.
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
Podcast: Does prayer belong in a public school?
This week on “Jesuitical,” Zac and Ashley chat with Linda K. Wertheimer about her recent article about renewed efforts in some parts of the country to get prayer back into public schools.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Praying the Liturgy of the Hours is worth it—even if you do it badly
An old teacher once said, “If something is worth doing, it’s worth doing well.” She was right. An even older Jesuit once said, “If something is worth doing, it’s worth doing poorly.” He was right, too.
Posted inFaith, Of Many Things
What my next stage of Jesuit formation means to me (and to America magazine)
Spending three months away is not a usual move for someone recently installed as editor in chief of a magazine and media ministry. Please be assured that I will continue to accompany you in prayer in tertianship.
Posted inFaith, The Good Word
How the Holy Spirit plays possum: by surprising us when we least expect it
A Homily for the Sixth Sunday of Easter, by Terrance Klein.
Like a possum playing dead, the Holy Spirit might not reveal his work in life until after the action has already taken place.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
My best advice for anyone struggling with prayer: Make a morning offering.
If anyone asked me what was the one thing they could do to start off on a better path spiritually, I would recommend resolving to make a morning offering.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
This Earth Day, meet the artist making beautiful icons of God’s endangered creatures
Artist Angela Manno creates Byzantine Russian-style icons of threatened and endangered plant and animal species. And they are really extraordinary.
Posted inFaith, Scripture Reflections
Taking a ‘three date’ approach to faith
A Reflection for the Friday of the Second Week of Easter by Ashley McKinless