ThinkingFaith

Sarah Broscombe’s survey of the various roots and manifestations of hesitancy to lead suggests that a reluctant leader may be exactly the gift your team or organisation needs for these times. thinkingfaith.org/articles/reluc…

In today's gospel, we hear Matthew's account of the death of John the Baptist. Mark tells the story in a way that makes clear that this death was but a prelude to the passion and death of Jesus. thinkingfaith.org/articles/20101…

The mention of mountains in Matthew's gospel, including the one to which Jesus heads after the conclusion of the event we hear about tomorrow, set bells ringing for those who lived in a biblical culture. thinkingfaith.org/articles/20090…

A(nother) new Prime Minister in the UK seems a a good opportunity for us to ask the question: what makes a good leader? Sarah Broscombe's answer might surprise you, and provide some good advice to recruiters! thinkingfaith.org/articles/reluc…

We learn who #JohntheBaptist was from the Jewish historian, Josephus, who writes about John's death at the hands of Herod Antipas. thinkingfaith.org/articles/20101… #gospel

‘Through his struggles with outward penances, Ignatius discovered a God not of practices and rules, but of conversation’, says Thomas Flowers SJ. thinkingfaith.org/articles/god-c… #feast

Ignatius gives us not an academic theology but a theology that is lived and experienced, says James Hanvey SJ: thinkingfaith.org/articles/20100…

What would #Ignatius have made of a #Jesuit #pope? thinkingfaith.org/articles/20130…

‘#Ignatius was clearly of the view that the biblical stories were potentially a source of life’, says Nicholas King SJ as he explores the way in which the founder of the #Jesuits invites those who follow his spirituality to engage with the Bible. thinkingfaith.org/articles/ignat… #feast

Who is your own, personal #Ignatius? thinkingfaith.org/articles/20120…

How was #Ignatius able to find #God in all things? Because he fell – and stayed – in love with God: thinkingfaith.org/articles/ignat… #feast

As he prayed in a chapel just outside Rome, Ignatius had an experience that informed his whole mission. Happy feast! thinkingfaith.org/articles/20130…

What is the appropriate response to the tradition of ‘#Ignatius the soldier-saint’ in the modern age? thinkingfaith.org/articles/ignat… #feast

Man of action? Mystical master? Both?! Will the real #Ignatius please stand up? thinkingfaith.org/articles/20080… #feast

Happy feast of St Ignatius Loyola, founder of the Society of Jesus! Ignatius helps us to see that solidarity with the crucified and powerless Christ leads us to solidarity with all who suffer and feel abandoned: thinkingfaith.org/articles/findi…

Luke Taylor SJ considers how the action of God in Ignatius’s life can be conveyed through drama to help us recognise God’s movements in our own lives. thinkingfaith.org/articles/pilgr… #feast

Things I Wish I Knew About Friendships and Boundaries: audioboom.com/posts/8783271-… #InternationalDayofFriendship

The Jesuits in Britain will celebrate the Feast of St Ignatius of Loyola tomorrow with Masses, prayer, reflections and community celebrations honouring the founder of the Society of Jesus. jesuit.org.uk/news/jesuits-i…

Aristotle reflected on the literal meaning of brotherly love as part of his extended discussion of friendship in Nicomachean Ethics, in which he carefully distinguished different kinds of friendship. thinkingfaith.org/articles/what-… #InternationalDayofFriendship

Have you ever seen the meme that suggests: ‘No one ever talks about Jesus’s greatest miracle: having twelve close friends in his thirties’? If that raises a smile and/or rings painfully true, listen to this. audioboom.com/posts/8783271-… #InternationalDayofFriendship