In honor of the Feast of St Ignatius coming up at the end of the month, Loyola Press has been having a “31 days with Ignatius series”. With the immersion into Jesuit education and ministries that I’ve had throughout my adult life, I have had closer to 3100 days with Ignatius. The tradition of IgnatianContinue reading >>
I take off my glasses to listen to Bach
The church was hot. The evening itself wasn’t sweltering, but the small historic church in downtown Boston had absorbed plenty of heat and humidity. It was so toasty that I broke my usual rule and went into the sanctuary with my shoulders exposed (since it was a Methodist church, hopefully that was only a venialContinue reading >>
In praise of irrationality
I have always had mixed feelings about dear Aquinas. After all, his name is Thomas, and he contributed a lot to the Church, and as Amy Welborn tells us in her Loyola Kids Book of Saints (one of my personal favorites) “Thomas was a big, quiet boy”. But dang, did he love science and reason,Continue reading >>
Doing it all: Asking not how but why
I’m entering into a crazy few weeks with many different projects and obligations, and was asked today by someone “How do you do it all?” If you ask me, I’m never doing enough, so that question didn’t necessarily make me feel good. But because I am an overthinker, I spent the afternoon pondering the questionContinue reading >>
Hitting Pause: A Soul that Shouts
In the spirit of giving myself a break, I have decided to hit pause on my blog and repost some of my favorite material for the last ten days of the year. Today’s choice is inspired by many of the carols I sang over the last 48 hours, extolling our “mother mild”, Mary. In DecemberContinue reading >>
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