National Jesuit News » NJN podcast http://www.jesuit.org/blog Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 16 Jan 2013 14:00:45 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 The Four Weeks, Lent and You: How the Spiritual Exercises Can Bring You Closer to Christ http://www.jesuit.org/blog/index.php/2012/03/jesuit-father-gregory-konz-how-lent-and-the-4-weeks-of-spiritual-exercises-bring-us-closer-to-christ/ http://www.jesuit.org/blog/index.php/2012/03/jesuit-father-gregory-konz-how-lent-and-the-4-weeks-of-spiritual-exercises-bring-us-closer-to-christ/#comments Wed, 21 Mar 2012 13:00:46 +0000 Kaitlyn McCarthy Schnieders http://www.jesuit.org/blog/?p=5614 During the liturgical season of Lent, many Catholics give things up – from avoiding Facebook to abstaining from the office candy jar – for 40 days. The list is endless. But Lent isn’t just about giving up; it can also be used as an opportunity for growth in your spiritual life.

Jesuit Father Gregory Konz, Secretary for Higher Education, Finance and Advancement at the Jesuit Conference, recently offered reflections on the four weeks (or periods of time) in St. Ignatius’ Spiritual Exercises, and how each week can enhance our spiritual experience of Lent. Fr. Konz first made the Spiritual Exercises during two of the stages of his Jesuit formation: novitiate when a man first enters the Jesuits, and then years later after his ordination to the priesthood, during tertianship, the final stage of formation for a Jesuit.

]]> http://www.jesuit.org/blog/index.php/2012/03/jesuit-father-gregory-konz-how-lent-and-the-4-weeks-of-spiritual-exercises-bring-us-closer-to-christ/feed/ 0 Jesuit Father Don Doll Experiences as a Celebrated Photographer Featured in This Month’s Podcast http://www.jesuit.org/blog/index.php/2011/08/jesuit-father-don-doll-experiences-as-a-celebrated-photographer-featured-in-this-months-podcast/ http://www.jesuit.org/blog/index.php/2011/08/jesuit-father-don-doll-experiences-as-a-celebrated-photographer-featured-in-this-months-podcast/#comments Wed, 31 Aug 2011 13:00:07 +0000 NJN Editor http://www.jesuit.org/blog/?p=3843 Jesuit Father Don Doll’s photographic works have been celebrated and awarded numerous times for their ability to capture and highlight the experiences of people across the globe. From remote villages in Sub-Saharan Africa to the dances of Native Americans in their traditional garb, Fr. Doll has spent decades capturing his subjects in their element since he was first introduced to photography when assigned to the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota as a young Jesuit in the late 1960s.

He’s photographed Jesuits assisting Tsunami victims in India and Sri Lanka in 2005; refugees in Burundi, Rwanda and the Congo in 2007; and Sudanese refugees in eastern Chad along the Darfur border in 2008. Most recently, one of Doll’s photos was selected by 1001 Stories of Common Ground‘s Positive Change in Action competition showcasing pieces which highlight the positive changes in the Arab world.

Currently, Doll is a professor of photojournalism at Creighton University in Omaha, Neb. where he holds the Charles and Mary Heider Endowed Jesuit Chair. Recently, he took time out from his busy schedule to speak with National Jesuit News by phone for our monthly podcast series. You can listen to the interview with Doll below:

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