Eric A. Clayton

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Spirituality and Culture

National Catholic Reporter: The religious impulse of ‘The Rings of Power season 2 finale

America Magazine: ‘The Acolyte’ Shows Us the Dark Side of the Jedi Order – and it should look familiar to Catholics

National Catholic Reporter: What ‘Bluey’ teaches us about times of spiritual desolation

Dork Side of the Force: New Book on Spirituality of Star Wars: ‘My Life with the Jedi’

National Catholic Reporter: Sigmund Freud and CS Lewis model accompaniment in ‘Freud’s Last Session’

National Catholic Reporter: Disney’s ‘Wish’ speaks to our God-given desires

National Catholic Reporter: The hit show ‘The Bear’ is more Catholic than it realizes

National Catholic Reporter: ‘Star Trek: Picard’ reminds us why we ‘go boldly’

National Catholic Reporter: 25 years after ‘Willow,’ the sequel series calls us to be our truest selves

Dork Side of the Force: The Hobbit, The Bad Batch and the Heart of the Mountain

National Catholic Reporter: “Spirited” reminds us we’re never unredeemable

National Catholic Reporter: “Star Wars Andor” Shows Us Hope In The Darkness

Dork Side of the Force: What Dooku’s ‘Tales of the Jedi’ Arc Tells Us About the Dark Side

National Catholic Reporter: Darkness of ‘Rings of Power’ provides lessons for our spiritual lives

IgnatianSpirituality.com: What We Can—And Definitely Can’t—Learn About Gods from Marvel’s Cinematic Universe

Jesuits.org: What “Star Trek: Picard” Teaches Us About Compassion

National Catholic Reporter: The Redemption of Obi-Wan Kenobi

Jesuits.org: Dr. Strange & the Multiverse of Priorities

National Catholic Reporter: Let’s Expand Our Imaginations This Father’s Day

IgnatianSpirituality.com: Darth Vader and the First Week of the Spiritual Exercises

National Catholic Reporter: What Can ‘The Book of Boba Fett’ Teach Catholics About Mystery and Intimacy?

Jesuits.org: ‘Encanto’ Is A Christmas Movie

America Magazine: Star Wars Day is about love

National Catholic Reporter: ‘Space Jam: A New Legacy’ shows us why we should fear algorithms

National Catholic Reporter: What Disney’s ‘Loki’ teaches us about the divine

National Catholic Reporter: How ‘WandaVision’ can teach us this Lent

Jesuits.org: What Watching the Mandalorian Taught Me About Advent Waiting

Grotto: A Complicated Profession: Life Lessons from ‘The Mandalorian’

Busted Halo: Of Jedi, Hobbits and Saints

Peace and Socio-Ecological Justice

Ignatian Solidarity Network: Prayer That Pierces Clouds

U.S. Catholic: 5 Ignatian spiritual exercises for justice seekers

National Catholic Reporter: Touching a melting glacier brought climate change to my fingertips

Jesuits.org: Reflections After a Tragic Week (of Gun Violence)

Ignatian Solidarity Network: Do You Love Me?

IgnatianSpirituality.com: Signs of Peace

Jesuits.org: Light In The Darkness: Contemplation and Action for Peace in Ukraine

Jesuits.org: Caring for the Whole Person Includes Mental Health

Canadian Jesuits Magazine: Toward an Indigenous-led Church

Ignatian Solidarity Network: Cannonball Examen: The Cry of the Earth as a Cannonball Moment

Ignatian Solidarity Network: Show No Partiality

Grotto: The Logic of Security and the Cost of Violence

Grotto: 5 Ways You Can Practice Nonviolence

Grotto: Meeting People Who Don’t Have the Luxury of Choice

Grotto: 5 Ways You Can Participate in Social Change

Grotto: John Lewis and the Genius of Nonviolence

Jesuits.org: Living the Fifth Gospel

IPJC A Matter of Spirit: Who Counts in Ethical Decision Making

Catholic Relief Services: Finding Hope In Our Lady of Sorrows

Sojourners: When I Thought All Was Well in Baltimore

Parenting and Family Life

Grotto Network: What I Learned From Burying My Pet Ferret

IgnatianSpirituality.com: More Music or More Noise?

Dork Side of the Force: Why the LEGO Star Wars Advent Calendar s The Perfect Parenting Tool

Jesuits.org: Finding God at the Mini Golf Course

Jesuits.org: Finding God in Flower Crowns

National Catholic Reporter: Concerning Mermaids, Princesses and God

Jesuits.org: This Mother’s Day, Turn To Our Lady of Sorrows

IgnatianSpirituality.com: One Particular Cat and the Resurrection

Amendo: Inspiration From My Grandmother: How I’m Learning to Find Hope in a Troubled World

National Catholic Reporter: Building ‘Star Wars Legos and sharing God’s vision

America Magazine: We don’t need to ask God for signs—they’re already all around us

IgnatianSpirituality.com: Princess Parties and the Call of Christ the King

IgnatianSpirituality.com: Rigid or Rearranged?

America Magazine: The Temptation of Spiritual Whataboutism

National Catholic Reporter: 4 months before her death, Nana bought my infant daughter a gift. Here’s what it taught us about transcendent love.

Amendo: Parenting Your Child (And Yourself) In the Digital World

Ignatian Solidarity Network: Boosting God’s Signal

Ignatian Solidarity Network: Childish Things

Ignatian Solidarity Network: A Faith That Builds

Ignatian Solidarity Network: Recommit to God’s Work

Spirituality and Communication

IgnatianSpirituality.com: Catholic Worldbuilding and the Ignatian Imagination

National Catholic Reporter: Less ‘what’ and more ‘why’ in sharing the faith

National Catholic Reporter: 5 Ways Sharing Your Story Can Deepen Your Faith

Jesuit.org: Why Your Spiritual Life Needs Rejection

Jesuits.org: Why We Need A Social Media Examen

Grotto: Why You Need Media Literacy – and 5 Steps To Get There

Ignatian Spirituality

Jesuits.org: In Memory of My Friend, Jim Bowler, SJ

U.S. Catholic: Ignatian discernment can help tackle difficult life challenges

IgnatianSpirituality.com: What the Sisters of Bon Secours Taught Me About the Spiritual Exercises

U.S. Catholic: 5 Things I Learned While Stalking a Saint

Jesuits.org: When God Goes Camping

IgnatianSpirituality.com: Eager To Reach Out And Touch Faith

Jesuits.org: What Cats Teach Us About the Spiritual Life

Jesuits.org: The Spiritual Life Is Like A Sloth On A Vine

IgnatianSpirituality.com: The Sorrow Christ Endured for Me

IgnatianSpirituality.com: Confetti All Around

St. Ignatius Church: What is Ignatian Storytelling?

Jesuits.org: What Charlie Brown Teaches Us About Love, Valentines and Ignatian Spirituality

Jesuits.org: What Joseph Pignatelli, SJ, Teaches Us About Living in Isolation

Jesuits.org: With Ignatius At Montserrat

Canadian Jesuits Magazine: All Roads Lead to God: The Ministry of Retreats on the Street

Catholic Relief Services: Saint Spotlight – St. Ignatius of Loyola

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