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Ignatian Reflections

William Manaker S.J.

Blog Post by William Manaker S.J.

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21 March 2023

21 March 2023 Tuesday of the Fourth Week of Lent “Do you want to be well?” (John 5:6). This question, addressed to the sick man at the pool of ...
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20 March 2023

20 March 2023 Solemnity of Saint Joseph, spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary Today, the Church’s liturgy shifts from the Lenten cycle of readings ...
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19 March 2023

19 March 2023 Fourth Sunday of Lent The readings of today’s liturgy are intimately related to the mystery of our baptism as Christians. We ...
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31 December 2022

31 December 2022 The Seventh Day in the Octave of Christmas (Saint Sylvester I, Pope) Today in the Gospel we come back to where we started this ...
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30 December 2022

30 December 2022 Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph The Gospel reading for today’s feast speaks of movement and transition ...
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29 December 2022

29 December 2022 The Fifth Day in the Octave of Christmas (Saint Thomas à Becket, Bishop and Martyr) Simeon is a man of patience. The Holy ...
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28 December 2022

28 December 2022 Feast of the Holy Innocents, Martyrs Today’s feast offers a terrible sign that cannot and should not be ignored. The rage of ...
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27 December 2022

27 December 2022 Feast of Saint John, Apostle and Evangelist One who loves knows how the intangible can become tangible. A gesture, a word, a ...
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26 December 2022

26 December 2022 Feast of Saint Stephen, First Martyr Throughout this whole week of the Christmas Octave, we celebrate and meditate on the ...
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25 December 2022

25 December 2022 The Nativity of our Lord A mother can speak a word of love to her child, and if it is a true word, a word of substance, then ...
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