This is a wonderfully informative article by Maris Stansbury, Associate editor for E School News, posted January 18th on the E School News web site. The title pretty much says it all, and there are some great gems of info to be had here about the inner workings of the new [...]

THE CATHOLIC PAST:  DEVOUT DISSIDENTS…A Summer Workshop for school and college teachers, June 28-July 2 at John Carroll University in Cleveland, will examine how tensions between bold, even rash, reformers and cautious popes led to disputes and delays before eventually being approved and translated into creative renewals.
Sessions:
*The Franciscans:  Reform Debates & Dissent, 1230-1350…Fights over poverty [...]

The Magis Conversations is an online lecture series designed to promote and inspire ethical leadership by highlighting the many and varied ways in which Jesuit high school alumni are making an impact in our world.
This hour-long on-line talk is scheduled for Thursday, March 25 at 8:00pm Central Time  (9:00pm ET, 6:00pm PT).
It is free and [...]

Writing on Busted Halo, Jim Martin, SJ, makes the argument for embracing religious tradition:
We all tend to think that we’re correct about most things, and spirituality is no exception. And not belonging to a religious community means less of a chance of being challenged by a tradition of belief and experience, less chance to recognize [...]

I love the prayer called St. Patrick’s Breastplate. Today, the feast of St. Patrick, is a great time to pray it. I like the prayer because it’s an invocation of God’s protection on a journey, and a journey is a good metaphor for life. Oh, yes — the imagery of the prayer is wonderfully vivid. [...]

A documentary on the life and legacy of Pedro Arrupe, SJ, is available for viewing on YouTube.  The film was produced by Georgetown University a couple of years ago.  It was uploaded through the Jesuit Channel, a YouTube channel sponsored by the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities.  The video here is the first one in [...]

There’s long been a discussion among spiritual directors about the purpose of the Spiritual Exercises.  Is the goal to help people make important decisions, or help them grow in the spiritual life more broadly.  Both of, course.  It’s a false choice.  But there’s a third way to view the Exercises–as a spiritual program that helps [...]

Today is the anniversary of the canonization of Ignatius Loyola and Francis Xavier in 1622.  Teresa of Avila and Philip Neri were also canonized on that day, making March 12, 1622, possibly the greatest day in the history of canonizations.
The painting above by the Jesuit Andrea Pozzo depicts Ignatius sending Xavier to the missions in [...]