Christ calls us to join him in offering sacrifice to the Father. And this is not vain imitation. It is joyful participation.
Spirituality
Posted inArts & Culture, Ideas
A.I., C.S. Lewis and the dangers of artificial prophets
There have always been false prophets, but now we have something else: artificial ones.
Posted inFaith, Features
Contemplative caretaking: What mothers like me can learn from monastic life
Is it possible to be a contemplative caretaker?
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
I offer the Spiritual Exercises to people who are homeless and addicted. Each one is a story of hope.
The power of the Ignatian Spirituality Project is in recognizing the beauty and dignity of the one person in front of us.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Review: Garth Greenwell’s mystical novel ‘Small Rain’ teaches the art of living from a hospital bed
Garth Greenwell’s Small Rain is a mystical novel, a story in which illness becomes an occasion for a new attention to one’s life and loves.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Avoiding election anxiety: Some Jesuit advice on how to find hope
First, remind yourself that extreme forms of hopelessness are not coming from God.
Posted inFaith, Signs Of the Times
The 3 phases of spiritual development: contrition, petition and thanksgiving
When someone is undergoing a crisis of faith, they may need to leave their old image of God for a new one.
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
Timothy Radcliffe: Don’t preach like a know-it-all. Be ‘a searcher, a doubter, a questioner.’
On “Preach,” renowned English Dominican priest Timothy Radcliffe, O.P., shares his insights on leading the pre-synod retreat last year, drawing from his wealth of experience as a minister, writer and retreat giver.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Black Elk’s Lakota spirituality reminded him (and us): God has heard and seen it all
His Catholicism was enriched by an image of God as “older than all need,” an image that reflected the ancient wisdom of his people.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Mass at a casino, a bishop in a boat, and armies of Italian grandmothers: Meet Atlantic City Catholicism
Welcome to the Wedding of the Sea in Atlantic City.