One could fill a small library with all the books that have been written on the Exercises – their genesis, theology and spirituality, discernment, spiritual direction, psychotherapy – but for me there are two key elements that preclude any commentary: 1. the Exercises need to be experienced and 2. one needs to want to make them....
Today's Guide to Reading the Bible looks at the Epistle to the Hebrews and finds it addresses a fundamental problem that is still with us today....
Eric Jensen, SJ reviews Gil Goulding C.J.'s book which asks the question: "Is there an Ignatian approach to the Church traceable in later generations of Jesuit theologians? Is there an Ignatian ecclesial disposition that reflects the practice of sentire cum ecclesia?" (thinking with the Church)...
On April 8, 2016, Pope Francis released Amoris Laetitia: The Joy of Love. The document "is an Apostolic Exhortation on the family, a post-synodal document drawing on almost three years of extensive consultation with Catholics throughout the world. The exhortation is a document that reflects on family life and offers encouragement."...
This year, the Feast of the Annunciation was moved from Holy Week to today - April 4. Today's post looks at what this feast day could mean to our world....
St. Paul's two epistles to the Thessalonians are the topic of today's Guide to Reading the Bible....
Science and religion have been seen as adversaries. But does a closer look at history really bear this out?...
The Jesuit Posts' Michael Rossmann, SJ, reviews Pope Francis' book - The Name of God is Mercy. Reprinted with permission....
Pope Francis' call to mercy especially affected Mike Kolarcik against the backdrop of refugees and migrants flooding into Europe. He links the notion of mercy from Psalm 85 to the General's toast in the film Babette's Feast....
In today's posting, Fr. Power, SJ continues his Guide to Reading the Bible with a look at St. Pau's Epistles to the Philippians and to the Colossians....
