“Every time you decide, there is loss, no matter how you decide. It’s always a question of what you cannot afford to lose. I’m not the one playing the piano here. You’re the one that needs to decide what the next note will be.” “But how do I know the next note is the rightContinue reading >>
Therefore let us keep the feast
One of my friends is a particularly fine party-thrower. She’s hosted classy cocktails, delicious brunches, and her last birthday was a bash to beat the band. She also has been known to throw parties on the feast of her confirmation saint, Ignatius of Loyola. A few years back I celebrated St Ignatius Day with JesuitContinue reading >>
The First Principle and Foundation (a #FindIggy repost)
This week in honor of the feast of St. Ignatius (July 31) I will be sharing some reflections on Ignatian Spirituality, inspired by ignatianspirituality.com‘s #FindIggy campaign. Today I’m sharing what might be the first piece of spiritual writing I ever did, written when I was all of 16 or 17 years old as a religion classContinue reading >>
Finding Iggy, Finding a home
This week in honor of the feast of St. Ignatius (July 31) I will be sharing some reflections on Ignatian Spirituality, inspired by ignatianspirituality.com‘s #FindIggy campaign. Today I’m inspired by the unique spirituality that Ignatius and his spiritual heirs embodied, and how that has offered me a spiritual home. Out at Notre Dame last week IContinue reading >>
Surprised by Ignatius, part 2
Yesterday I shared the first part of my experience of being surprised to find that Ignatian Spirituality was a part of my life long before I knew anything about it. This piece is adapted from a talk I will give at an Ignatian Identity Workshop in Lusaka, Zambia next week. Thanks for reading, and pleaseContinue reading >>