Often, we have a tendency to privilege emotional moments over the more intellectual ones in our spiritual life.
Spirituality
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.
Posted inExamen, Faith
Father James Martin, S.J.: Reflecting on the Feast of the Transfiguration
God invites us to see that while we can enjoy the beautiful, mystical experiences, at some point it’s time to get back to our daily lives.
Posted inFaith, News
Hundreds gather to support L.G.B.T. Christians and affirm church teaching
The recent Revoice conference was unique in its approach to L.G.B.T. issues within the Christian community.
Posted inFaith, Interviews
The psychological insights of St. Ignatius Loyola
William Watson, S.J., of the Sacred Story Institute in Seattle discusses the intersection of personal narrative and Ignatian spirituality.