This week on “Jesuitical,” Zac and Ashley struggle to resist the temptation to “type” each other as they learn about the Enneagram from Liz Orr, author of “The Unfiltered Enneagram: A Witty and Wise Guide to Self-Compassion.”

The examen carved a space between me and the compulsion, just enough to breathe, to think and to make a deliberate choice.

A “chosen family” has its benefits, but it can also be a way of avoiding the accountability and personal growth found in long-term, committed, familial bonds.

The church helped me heal after my miscarriage. That’s what every grieving mother deserves.

Aldous Huxley convinced me to try psychedelic drugs. Thomas Merton gave me a healthy suspicion of them.

In 'Zero at the Bone,' Christian Wiman offers a prismatic series of 50 chapters (52, counting the mystical zeros at the beginning and end) featuring essays, poems, theological reflections, personal reminiscences and literary analyses.