Can the results of human creativity and ingenuity be pathways leading to God? Where do we find God? Where does God speak to us? Several answers can be given. One traditional answer is to speak of the two books God has given to us, namely the book of the Bible and the book of creation. […]
Author: Peter Schineller, S.J.
Eucharistic Spirituality · May / June 2019
Love, and Believe What You Will
Love is at the center of the mystery of God and Christ’s incarnation. What does love mean and what is its relationship to faith? Does what we believe in really matter? The title of this reflection seems to say that it does not. It implies that love is at the center, the most important part […]
Eucharistic Spirituality · November / December 2018
Pope Francis and the Spirituality of Christmas
What kind of love does Advent/Christmas call us to remember and to imitate? Christian life intersects with, is illuminated by, and revolves around the two great mysteries of Christmas and Easter. At Christmas we celebrate the mystery of the incarnation — the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem. During Holy Week and Easter, we focus on […]
Eucharistic Spirituality · September / October 2018
From Devotions to a More Devoted Life
How can we grow toward the devout life, true devotion to God? The Catholic Church has a rich range and a variety of devotions. By devotions, we mean set prayers, rather than mental prayer, which are prayed regularly. Some are private, prayed in the quiet of one’s home. Others are recited, prayed with a group […]