Tag Archives: Jesuit

Sunday Reflection, 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time (October 5, 2013): Patience and Faith

Posted on October 5, 2013 by William Ockham

“If you have faith the size of a mustard seed,you would say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you.”  This week is the 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time. The readings can … Continue reading →

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St. Francis of Assisi (October 4)

Posted on October 4, 2013 by William Ockham

St. Francis lived 800 years ago. For both Christians and non-Christians, he is one of the most popular and respected Christian saints. He had a radical message for the love of God and creation. When Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected Pope, … Continue reading →

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Intersection of Faith and Science: Vatican Astronomer Guy Consolmagno, S.J. (More Interviews)

Posted on October 2, 2013 by William Ockham

One of my favorite speakers is Brother Guy Consolmagno, S.J. Consolmagno is an M.I.T. graduate and research astronomer and planetary scientist at the Vatican Observatory. Consolmagno has served on the governing boards of the Meteoritical Society; the International Astronomical Union’s (IAU) Division III, Planetary Systems Science (secretary, 2000 … Continue reading →

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Teilhard de Chardin Quote of the Week (September 30, 2013): Unity in Diversity and Love

Posted on October 1, 2013 by William Ockham

“Christianity is pre-eminently a faith in the progressive unification of the world in God; it is essentially universalist, organic and ‘monist’. There is obviously some special quality in this ‘pan-Christic’ monism. Since, from the Christian point of view, the universe is … Continue reading →

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Heroic Leadership, Jesuit Style, and Pope Francis

Posted on September 27, 2013 by William Ockham

I told myself that I would refrain from discussing Pope Francis’ interview last week as that subject was widely covered elsewhere. I have largely stuck to that other than a brief reference to Blessed Peter Faber, S.J., one of the … Continue reading →

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Pope Francis and Blessed Peter Faber, S.J.

Posted on September 24, 2013 by William Ockham

  Don’t worry, this is not yet another analysis of Pope Francis’ interview with Antonio Spadaro, S.J. which was translated by and published in America Magazine. That interview has been covered in-depth in a variety of news outlets and blogs. One of the remarkable things … Continue reading →

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Feast of St. Robert Bellarmine, S.J. (September 17)

Posted on September 17, 2013 by William Ockham

Today is a special day on the Church calendar as it is the feast day of two Doctors of the Church: St. Hildegard of Bingen and St. Robert Bellarmine, S.J.  You can find information on St. Hildegard of Bingen here.  This post … Continue reading →

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The Teilhard de Chardin Project: Coming April 2015

Posted on September 12, 2013 by William Ockham

I started this blog in the Spring for several reasons.  First, I had recently had a “reconversion” and wanted to more deeply explore my faith.  Second, I was frustrated in some of my interactions with both agnostics and religiously-oriented people … Continue reading →

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Feast of St. Peter Claver, S.J. (September 9)

Posted on September 9, 2013 by William Ockham

Today is the Feast of St. Peter Claver, S.J. Fr. Claver was a Jesuit and is the patron of African missions and of interracial justice, due to his work with slaves in Columbia. Peter Claver was born to a wealthy Spanish … Continue reading →

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Feast of Pope Pius X (August 21): Christ, Modernism and Teilhard de Chardin

Posted on August 21, 2013 by William Ockham

____________________________________ ____________________________________ A missed opportunity for unity amid the echos of St. Paul: “The goal is to ‘restore all things in Christ’ so that ‘Christ may be all and in all’.  We need ‘to renew all things in Christ‘.  — St. … Continue reading →

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