Karen Bables
Welcome to my blog about living as apprentices of Jesus! I am passionate about spiritual transformation and about helping others become like Jesus for the sake of others.
One of my favorite quotes is: "Whatever job we get and whatever task we are assigned can serve as a container for grace" (Eugene Peterson in "Practical Resurrection"). I pray that the words and sentences on this blog may also serve as "containers of grace" for its readers.
I ordinarily post on Wednesdays and Saturdays and welcome your comments on any post!
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Tag Archives: Pope Francis
“To the Greater Glory of God”
This blog is home to more than 750 posts. I regularly re-blog posts from the past for especially for newer readers. This one, from December 2, 2013, describes the influence of the Jesuits on me and on the world. I’ve … Continue reading
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Tagged Ignatius of Loyola, James Martin, Margaret Silf, Pope Francis, the Jesuits, William Berry
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Digging for Truth
This blog now contains over 630 posts. Here, slightly revised, is a post that was first published on June 10, 2015 – and is even more important today. “Is the Pope a communist?” This opening line of a Heart and Soul … Continue reading
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Tagged fact checking, looking for the truth, Mark K. Shriver, Pope Francis
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How Do You Decide?
“Is the Pope a communist?” This opening line of the latest Heart and Soul broadcast on BBC radio grabbed my attention. The first voice on the program, Rush Limbaugh, proclaimed that yes, indeed, Pope Francis is a communist! Many other … Continue reading
My Love Affair with the Jesuits
LIVING AS APPRENTICES I’ve had a love affair with the Society of Jesuits, a Roman Catholic order of priests and brothers founded 500 years ago by the soldier-turned-mystic, Ignatius of Loyola, since I first learned about Ignatius and the Spiritual Exercises. It … Continue reading
