Going on ‘Digital Pilgrimage’ and praying with a smartphone

What if you could pray with the Black Madonna of Montserrat, on the
banks of the River Cardoner or the cave in Manresa where St.
Ignatius developed the Spiritual Exercises—from the comfort of your
couch? Today’s guest, Vivian Richards, S.J., wants to help
Catholics do just that. Father Vivian is a Jesuit priest of India’s
Karnataka province and part of the team of Jesuits who developed
the JesuitPilgrimage app. The app provides photos, prayer and audio
guides and interactive maps to bring users to the significant spots
in the life of St. Ignatius and the Society of Jesus. We talk with
Father Richards about how smartphones can help (and hurt) our
prayer life, what it’s like to work at the Jesuit curia (a.k.a the
home office) and what it means to take a “digital pilgrimage.” And
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