For anyone still having a hard time grasping the real-life effects of the economic downturn I can t imagine a better movie than The Company Men which I saw this weekend nbsp The film by ER s John Wells follows three men--well played by Ben Affleck Tommy Lee Jones and Chris Cooper--who lose

When the great writer Reynolds Price died a few days ago most obituaries omitted mention of his deep faith nbsp Yet much of his writing in later life focused on his Christian belief and practice nbsp For me his most affecting treatment of that topic is in nbsp Letter to a Godchild in which nbs

There are as many paths to God as there are individuals This series on Huffington Post looks at six of the most well-traveled paths for contemporary believers Part 1 The Path of Belief can be nbsp found here nbsp The Path of Independence is one of the most commonly traveled paths today for s

One of the more underreported nbsp aspect of the introduction of the new Mass translations aka the new Roman Missal to be rolled out in Advent this year is the requirement for new musical settings for the various Mass parts nbsp I e new translations mean that some of those old familiar tu

An elderly Jesuit long experienced in interfaith dialogue once told me ruefully These days it s easier to talk nbsp with people of nbsp other faiths than it is to talk with other Christians nbsp Strangely some interpret the call to charity and civility in the nbsp Christian and Catholic nb

You ve probably read about Fr Alberto Cutie s new book Dilemma in which he recounts his leaving of the Catholic priesthood to marry and his subsequent joining of the Episcopal Church nbsp The Diane Rehm Show invited me on this morning to speak about celibacy along with Fr Cutie whose book is

Jake Martin SJ our resident TV critic offers nbsp his take nbsp on what TV Guide often calls The Best Shows You re Not Watching nbsp If you ve never seen any of them or turn your nose up at the word sitcom Martin a teacher of theology and theater at Loyola Academy in Wilmette Ill gives

A particularly good video on the Jesuits or rather four of them who speak about the work of all of them at Georgetown University Jesuits at Georgetown from Georgetown College on Vimeo

How do I find God nbsp That question marks the starting point for all seekers But surprisingly many books on spirituality often downplay or ignore them Some writers assume you already believe in God that you have already found God or that God is already part of your life But it is somewhat r

For those of you interested in things Jesuit and Ignatian here are some updates nbsp First off nbsp the Ignatian Pro-Life Network a union of pro-life groups from Jesuit high schools colleges universities and parishes across the U S invites participants to the annual Mass for Life amp Ral