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Authors: James Martin
- Quaker “gathered silence,” 40
- Rahner, Karl, S.J., 49, 69, 113, 119, 338, 374
- Rebecca
(film), 327 - Rejadell, Teresa, 358
- Relationships.
See
Friendship and relationships - Religion: change and relationship with, 138; humility and, 48; image of God and, 137; negatives and positives, 44–50; Path of Independence, 32–34; “real” vs. “illusory,” 39; rule-based, 135; search for perfection in as futile, 34; social dimension of human nature and, 49; spiritual but not religious (SBNR), 44–50; “spiritual home,” 40, 41; spirituality and, 28, 50
- Religious ofJesus and Mary, 283
- Ribadaneira, Pedro, 171
- Ricci, Matteo, 26, 365–66
- Robinson, Marilynne, 77
- Rodrigues, Simon, 241, 248–50
- Rodríguez, St. Alphonsus, 99–100, 244–46, 372
- Roman Catholic Church, 26, 48, 51, 361, 364; celibacy and clergy, 216–17, 221;
Code of Canon Law,
135; communal prayer and, 169; First Communion, 245; founding of Jesuits and, 15–16; Jesuits in clerical office and, 46, 191; Mass, 111, 169; sexual-abuse crisis, 33, 215, 221; suppression and restoration of Jesuits, 18, 19 - Rosary, 143–45, 169
- Roser, Isabel, 214
- Rubens, Peter Paul, 17
- Rule of St. Benedict,
21 - Rumi, 44
- Sacrament of the Present Moment, The
(de Caussade), 95, 285 - Sadness, 125
- Saints and Sanctity
(Burghardt), 377 - Salmerón, Alfonso, S.J., 241
- “Salt Doll, The,” 388
- Salvadoran Jesuits, martyrdom of, 25
- Satan, 188–90, 278, 294; masquerading as a good spirit, 336–37; three ways the “enemy” works, 332–36; what is “of God” and what is “not of God,” 326–29.
See also
Two Standards - Saying no, 357–58
- Schurhammer, Georg, S.J., 240
- Schwan, Marie, C.S.J., 170, 344
- Screwtape Letters, The
(Lewis), 190 - Second Vatican Council, 272; “Declaration on Religious Freedom,” 275; “universal call to holiness,” 341
- Self-awareness and self-acceptance, 339–40 364, 365, 378–88
- Self-care, 187–88, 310, 357–58
- Selfless Way of Christ, The
(Nouwen), 65 - Seven Storey Mountain, The
(Merton), 34, 43, 314, 342 - Sex and sexuality, 58, 125–26, 174–75; abuse scandals, 215, 221; celibacy and, 130; chastity and, 216, 220–21, 227–30; purity and, 214.
See also
Chastity - Shakers, 173
- Shelton, Charles M., S.J., 226–27, 241, 243, 246, 248, 252, 253, 259, 260, 261
- She Who Is
(Johnson), 137 - Silence, 139–41
- “Silencing,” 275
- Silf, Margaret, 60, 63, 95, 100, 140, 167, 343, 346
- “Simple Heart, A” (Flaubert), 83, 100
- Simple life, 7, 22, 27, 136, 174–212, 238, 279; closeness with God and, 195–201; consumerist culture, demands of, 181–86; contemporary Jesuit life and, 193–95; de Mello’s parable “The Diamond,” 177–78; distinguishing between needs and wants, 204; downward mobility, 201–3; freedom of, 203, 270, 279; humility and, 207–8; as imitation of Christ, 176; moderate asceticism, healthy poverty, 188; possessions and, 181, 202, 204; poverty and, 177–212; riches to honors to pride and, 188–92, 294, 361; the “rich young man” and, 179–80, 186, 202; three steps to achieving, 203–5
- Sin: contemplating one’s sinfulness, 20, 76, 89–91; guilt, conscience, and, 88, 89, 90; Jesus and, 81; “loved sinner,” 76, 81, 91; meeting God and, 85; religion and, 45, 47; sins of omission, 90
- Sisters of St. Joseph, 127
- Six Paths (to God), 29–44; Path of Belief, 30–32, 138; Path of Confusion, 42–43; Path of Disbelief, 34–36; Path of Exploration, 39–42, 138; Path of Independence, 32–34; Path of Return, 36–39, 138
- Sketches of God
(Vallés), 139 - Sobrino, Jon, S.J., 363
- Society of Jesus (Jesuits): accomplishments, 4, 16; account of conscience, 268; anecdote,
Suntne angeli?,
232–33; chastity and, 224–26; in China, 365–66; community life of, 232–34, 247, 270;
Constitutions,
16, 21–23, 135; desire, importance of, 62–63; director of novices, 368; discernment and, 268–69, 272; dismissal from, 273; early Jesuits, 15, 17; education as mission, 4, 17, 24, 365–66, 390; everyday life of a Jesuit and obedience, 271–73; “explicit articulation” of charitable works, 196–97; “faith sharing,” 254–58; first American cardinal, 86; first Jesuits, 240–41; flexibility of, 366–67; founder, St. Ignatius Loyola, 1; founding of, 1, 15–16; “fourth vow” of, 270; friendship and, 231–34; future of, 364; goal of, 16; ingenuity and, 365–68; Italian Jesuit saying on opinions, 5; jokes, 208, 268, 317, 363–64; kindness in governance, 368; as loving and supportive place, 369; Lowney’s four pillars of Jesuit leadership secrets, 364; martyrdom of Jesuit saints, 296; mission of, 196; obedience and, 266–85; “particular friendships” and, 262;
personalia
(monthly stipend), 194; plague victims of Perugia and, 197; in Portugal, 249; as practical, 2, 4–5, 22; pride and, 4, 16; promise not to “ambition” for high office, 48; restoration of (1814), 19; saints of, 24–25, 120;
S.J.,
meaning of, 24; superior in, 266–68, 271–73, 276–79, 305; suppressed by Clement XIV (1773), 18; theatrical productions, 367–68, 379; Thirty-Day Retreat or Long Retreat, 19; training of Jesuit priest, 153; “way of proceeding,” 364; work and, 348; work aptitudes and God’s desire, 269, 271; working with the poor, 195–201; worldview, 188–90, 294; yearly list of assignments
(status),
271.
See also
Ignatian spirituality - Solitude, 355–59
- So Long, See You Tomorrow
(Maxwell), 131–32 - Song of Songs, 126
- Song of the Bird, The
(de Mello), 102 - Sophia
(Wisdom), 138 - Soul: good and evil spirits and, 328–29; saving of, 50
- Spellman, Francis Cardinal, 275
- Spiritual but not religious (SBNR), 44–50
- Spiritual Exercises, The,
14, 19–21, 50, 51, 395–97; author Martin and, 298–304; Call of the King, 293–94; centering prayer (Third Method), 162–67; clarity and, 75; colloquy, 167–68, 298; Contemplation to Attain Divine Love, 395–96; contemplative or imaginative prayer in, 145–55; date of writing, 9; decision-making and spiritual consolation or desolation, 308–9; discernment/decision making practices in, 305–38; examen, 87–97; experiencing, not reading, 20–21, 393; First Method, 155; First Week, 20, 168, 299, 395; Fourth Week, 20, 264, 395; four weeks of, 20; gratitude references, 264; imagining yourself speaking with God, and God’s reply, 128–29; “laboring” with God in, 373;
lectio divina
(Second Method), 155–62; on love, friendship, and human relationships, 252, 253; 19th Annotation Retreat or the Spiritual Exercises in Daily Life, 19–20; Peter Favre and, 238–39; praying for our desires, 62, 343; Presupposition, 234–36, 249, 256; Principle and Foundation, 293; “Riches to honors to pride,” 188–92; Second Week, 20, 76, 147, 293, 294, 299;
Suscipe,
396–97; Third Week, 20, 295–98, 299–304; Thirty-Day Retreat or Long Retreat, 19, 299; Three Degrees of Humility, 207–8; the “three times” of decision making, 313–25; Two Standards, 188–90, 207, 294–95, 386 - Spiritual Exercises Reclaimed, The
(Dyckman, Garvin, and Liebert), 58, 129, 214, 313 - Spiritual Freedom
(English), 151, 336 - Spirituality, a: bridge analogy, 3; charism (founding spirit), 3, 21; “family tradition,” 3; types of Christian spiritualities, 2, 3; what it is, 2; of work, 347–63
- Spiritual poverty, 205–11, 289; as path to freedom, 211; relying on God not oneself and, 209; saying no and, 358
- Stretched for Greater Glory
(Aschenbrenner), 207 - Studies in the Spirituality of Jesuits,
241 - Suffering (“mystery of evil”), 27, 292, 391; acceptance, obedience and, 282–83, 296; belief in God and, 54; choosing the more difficult path and, 295; Christian life and, 294; explanations in Scripture, 286–87; finding a personal perspective on, 290; finding God in the midst of, 39, 285–92; Job and, 286, 289; meditation on life of Christ and, 20, 292–304; as only one question to ask about God, 38; “reality of the situation” and, 283, 284, 285, 289, 300; some Ignatian perspectives, 292–98; vulnerability and God, 78–80; working world and, 376
- Surprised by Joy
(Lewis), 70 - Suscipe
prayer, 396–97
- Talking About God
(Polish), 286 - Tang, Dominic, S.J., 26
- Teilhard de Chardin, Pierre, S.J., 26, 120, 164, 386–87
- Temptation: author Martin and, 335; three ways the “enemy” works, 332–36
- Teresa of Ávila, St., 44, 45, 114
- Teresa of Calcutta, Mother, 45, 196, 217, 293; “dark night” of, 139; hearing God’s voice, 127
- Testimonial to Grace, A
(Dulles), 86 - Tetlow, Joseph A., S.J., 150, 312
- Theater, 367
- Thérèse of Lisieux, St., 17, 49–50
- Thibodeaux, Mark, S.J., 113, 126
- Thirty-Day Retreat or Long Retreat, 19
- “Thou Art Indeed Just, Lord” (Hopkins), 124–25
- Three Degrees of Humility, 207–8
- Time: for contemplation, 351; the examen for busy people, 349–50; finding time for God and you, 348–51
- Time to Keep Silence, A
(Fermor), 345 - “To Be More Like Christ” (Daley), 208
- Together for Mission
(de Jaer), 188 - Tolkien, J. R. R., 189
- True Church and the Poor, The
(Sobrino), 363 - Two Standards, 188–90, 207, 294–95, 386
- Tylenda, Joseph, S.J., 100
- U2, 64
- Uelmen, Amelia, 349
- Understanding the Spiritual Exercises
(Ivens), 309
- Vallés, Carlos, S.J., 139
- Vidal, Gore, 185
- Vocation, 339–88; being called to, 341; confirmation as “rightness of our choice,” 347; desire and, 342–47; dream job, 344; finding meaningful work, 27; having it revealed, 343–47; how to bring your best self to work, 363–78; identity or true self, 378–88; individuality and, 381–85; overwork danger, 350; patience and, 386–87; “The Salt Doll,” 388; a spirituality of work, 347–63
- Voltaire, 4
- Waugh, Evelyn, 46, 74
- Way of Ignatius.
See
Ignatian spirituality - “Way of proceeding,” 1–28, 241, 250, 362, 364, 389
- Weston Jesuit School of Theology, 283
- What Is Ignatian Spirituality?
(Fleming), 263, 297 - Whitman, Walt, 41
- “Why Become or Remain a Jesuit?” (Rahner), 374
- Why Do We Suffer?
(Harrington), 286 - Why We Hate Us
(Meyer), 363 - Wilder, Thornton, 101–2
- Wisdom of Solomon, 138
- Wise Choices
(Silf), 343, 346 - With God in Russia
(Ciszek), 30, 31, 281 - Women: desires, naming, 58; feminine imagery of God, 137–38
- Woodstock College, Maryland, 275
- Work, 341, 342; acceptance of failure, 374–76; acting as a leaven agent of change, 355, 360–61; best practices, 372–78; as “cocreator” with God, 373; dignity of work, 372–74; doing better, greater, 369; finding God around you at, 351–55; finding time for God and you, 348–51; finding time for solitude, 355–59; heroism and leadership, 364, 369; how to bring your best self to work, 363–78; Ignatius Loyola on “overloading,” 357; ingenuity and leadership, 364, 365–68; Jesuit way of proceeding and best practices, 364; love and leadership, 364, 368–69; Lowney’s four pillars of Jesuit leadership secrets, 364;
magis
in, 36971; overbusyness, 358–59; parable of the stone-carver, 373; reliance on God, 378; remembering the poor, 362–63; “riches to honors to pride” danger, 362; self-awareness and leadership, 364, 365; a spirituality of work, 347–63; suffering and, 376; working ethically, 359–62.
See also
Vocation - Work, 341.
See also
Vocation - Workaholism, 209
- Working world.
See
Job - Wright, Jonathan, 4
- Wright, Vinita Hampton, 129
- Xavier, St. Francis (Francisco Javier), 15, 237, 239, 240, 241–43, 244, 260, 271, 365; on the Examen, 90; failure and, 377; relic of, 379–80
REV. JAMES MARTIN, SJ,
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, which
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