In a way, the Jesuits began influencing my life even before I was born. My father, for example, studied philosophy with the Jesuits at Xavier University in Cincinnati. As I grew up, my mother ...

Lent is a time of deep prayer, an opportunity for Catholics to look more closely for the sacred in ordinary life, while also reflecting on the humanity of Christ. Finding God in all things — one of ...

My seminary professors’ favorite refrain was some version of “Theological study needs to be paired with worship and prayer—it needs to actually shape your life.” That this important instruction needed ...

Ignatian prayer is imaginative, reflective, and personal. At the heart of Ignatian prayer are the Spiritual Exercises and the Daily Examen. Learn more about these and other ways of praying at ...