Memory is one of the most powerful of all experiences in prayer, but it’s often ignored.
Spirituality
Posted inFaith, Jesuitical
We don’t use religious words anymore. That’s a problem.
When was the last time you talked about faith with a friend?
Posted inExplainer, Faith
When a 5-year-old Irish boy saw a heavenly apparition: the story of Knock
Pope Francis will be spending a few precious hours at the Basilica of Knock while he is in Ireland this weekend.
Posted inExamen, Faith
James Martin, S.J.: The intellectual insights of prayer
Often, we have a tendency to privilege emotional moments over the more intellectual ones in our spiritual life.
Posted inExamen, Faith
James Martin, S.J.: Paying attention to emotion in prayer
All sorts of emotions come up in prayer.
Posted inArts & Culture, Ideas
Rediscovering the Bible via iPhone apps
I probably wouldn’t be reading the Bible as regularly or as attentively without the help of Streetlights Bible and Our Bible.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Older inmates have paid their debts. Are we willing to forgive them?
Forgiveness remains one of the toughest virtues to embrace, and nothing is harder than forgiving the most reviled among us.
Posted inFaith, The Good Word
Christ is our bread of life—but we still must feed one another
Others are the table Christ sets for us.
Posted inFaith
A priest and a mysterious U.F.O. sighting
Our Aug. 8 guest is the writer Nick Ripatrazone. We discuss his recent article, “Close Encounters: A priest and a mysterious U.F.O. sighting.” We also discuss these articles: Pope Francis declares the death penalty ‘inadmissible’ and revises church teaching Cardinal Cupich supports investigation into mishandling of McCarrick complaints What FiveThirtyEight gets wrong about Catholic hospitals
Posted inArts & Culture, Ideas
How Flannery O’Connor found her art—and her God—in letters
Letter writing is a genre O’Connor would master after she was diagnosed with lupus and exiled to her mother’s farm.