I am a daughter of Ignatius. At times, I joke that I am a “Jesuitte” because I live and breathe the very spirituality that guides the Jesuits, an all-male religious order that St. Ignatius founded more than 500 years ago. Ignatius’ legacy, spirituality, and tools for discernment permeate my life,...

There is a story about the emperor Napoleon once asking the scientist Laplace why his new book did not mention God. Laplace replied, “I had no need of that hypothesis.” Whether or not Laplace actually said it, his attitude is shared by many scientists today. In 2009, a Pew research study showed...

Most of us can identify certain teachers or mentors who have had a profound impact on our lives. The same can be said for particular books that have shaped our view of the world. With that in mind, BustedHalo asks the question: “What books have helped you on your spiritual journey?” Blue Like Jazz...

Sister Josephine Garrett shares a heartfelt reflection on the meaning of real joy, not as fleeting happiness, but as a steady and deep assurance rooted in God’s love. Through her personal journey, she invites us to explore how suffering, prayer, and surrender can open our hearts to something...

All advertising, whether it be on TV or the Internet, has one thing in common: it tries to portray its product in the best possible light. In our interactions with others, we usually try to advertise ourselves by making the best impression possible. Looking at the gospel of Jesus’ transfiguration,...

What is a "living pace for life?" A pace where we can take each moment in with our whole selves. A pace where we are not constantly hitting a wall of burnout and depleation. A pace where we are filled up and ready to offer ourselves to others and our world. Can you imagine? There are two many parts...

As a younger man I was introduced to a dichotomy that runs through every aspect of society and travels the very contours of the human heart. It has to do with the search for truth and how we claim what counts as knowledge in those spaces. At the bottom of the matter, the dichotomy reveals something...

Everybody has one. Everybody has an order of thought that pushes you in your direction in life. The problem comes when our worldview isn't discerned . And the bigger problem is that most of us don't have a disccerned worldview. A lot of our decisions are not intentional but just a reaction. A...

Sir Winston Churchill was well known as a family man, a soldier, a politician, a war leader, and a senior statesman…but he was ...