What can help us keep a religious focus on Christmas is letting the following questions guide us through Advent: What am I really preparing for? Why do I give gifts? What are we preparing for?
Faith Resources
Below you will find a list of online resources related to the Catholic Church, Ignatian Spirituality, Social Justice, Faith and Service.
- The Holy See
- United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
- American Catholic - Online editions of St. Anthony Messenger, Catholic Update and other Catholic features
- Catholic Library
- America Magazine - The National Catholic Weekly
- Commonweal - Independent journal of religion, politics and culture edited by lay Catholics.
- Online Ministries (Creighton University)
- Apostleship of Prayer
- The Institute of Jesuit Sources
- Ignatian Spirituality - Loyola Press
- Ignatian Volunteer Corps
- Jesuit Retreat House (Oshkosh, Wis.)
- Word on Fire Catholic Ministries
- New Advent
- The Promotion of Justice - Resources for Exploring the Jesuit and Catholic Tradition
- Justice for Immigrants - Church teaching on migration and immigrants
If you have a favorite online resource you would like to share with the MUHS community, send your suggestions to: info@muhs.edu.
Ignatian Moments
By Doug Leonhardt, S.J.
I am always touched by the story Mother Teresa told at a National Prayer Breakfast in Washington D.C. on February 3, 1994.
“One evening we went out and picked up four people from the streets. One of them was in terrible condition. I told the sister who was with me, “You take care of the three. I will take care of the person who looks worse. I did for her all my care and love could do. I put her in bed and there was such a beautiful smile on her face.She took hold of my hand and she said, “Thank you” and died.
By Doug Leonhardt, S.J.
While St. Ignatius was recovering from the cannon ball injury, he saw a vision of our Lady with the Holy Child. In this encounter, he received tremendous consolation and an experience of deep regret for the bad choices of his past life. This vision ignited in Ignatius a love of Mary that continued to deepen throughout his life.
By Doug Leonhardt, S.J.
St. Ignatius Loyola (1491-1556) lived a self-absorbed life for the first thirty years of his life. He compulsively sought fame, honor, riches, and making a good name for himself with women. He even got in trouble with the police. So, he might be the only saint with a police record. But his life was dramatically changed when he and others attempted to defend a Spanish fort against a much larger French force.