“Being close to the created world is a way of being close to the creator, and that’s why sciences played such an important role in the apostolates of the Jesuits,” said the director of the Vatican Observatory.
Spirituality
Posted inArts & Culture, Catholic Book Club
Larry Woiwode: farmer, author, Christian sage
For his novels, memoirs, biographies and collections of short stories and poetry, Larry Woiwode is considered by some critics to be one of the greatest American authors of the 20th century.
Posted inArts & Culture, Music
Nick Cave is not a practicing Christian. But he wants to be your spiritual director.
For hundreds of thousands who follow his music and his newsletter, The Red Hand Files, Nick Cave has become a pastor of sorts.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
I found a church in Times Square. And if God can make it there, God can make it anywhere.
For people who live in New York City, Times Square is a nightmare place, a hellish whirlpool of bodies, noise and capitalism. But this weekend I discovered something new and not awful there.
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Seven tips for a more joyful priesthood
The greatest evangelization we can offer is a joyful church.
Posted inFaith, The Good Word
Think life is hard? Wait until you see heaven.
It is faith that makes us ready for heaven. And what is faith? Stubbornly seeing purpose in this life—stubbornly because sometimes it does take a great effort—that others cannot see.
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Review: The hallmarks of Black Catholic spirituality in the work of Toni Morrison
The reader can see God in all areas of Toni Morrison’s characters’ circumstances—in the “magic,” in the pain and suffering, and in the call to healing and wholeness that leads to life.
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Why prayer comes easy to a backpacker on a hike
Obituaries for Drew Christiansen, S.J., mentioned his extensive writings on foreign policy issues and the Middle East, but he was also a talented and lyrical nature writer.
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Looking back on the Oscars slap—from a Jesuit perspective
Will Smith slapped Chris Rock in a moment of passionate anger. Here’s what he could have done differently, according to St. Ignatius.
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As a child, I thought praying the Stations of the Cross was boring. My Lenten prayer group proved me wrong.
Praying and savoring the Stations of the Cross with friends can add a new dimension to the season of Lent.