by Eric Immel, SJ | Aug 18, 2017 | Education, Justice ~ Approx. 3 mins
On Saturday, August 12, 2017, Arrupe College of Loyola University Chicago held its first commencement ceremony. Ever. If you’re unaware, Arrupe College is the first of its kind: a two-year college embedded within a Jesuit university. Arrupe seeks to provide greater...
by Brian Strassburger, SJ | Aug 17, 2017 | Global Catholicism, Letters for the Weary, Spirituality ~ Approx. 13 mins
I was prepared for an ordinary workday in the field. I was dressed in nice jeans, comfortable shoes, my work polo and matching hat. Five months into my job at the Roncalli Association-John XXIII, I had adapted to the rhythm. Part of the week was typically spent in our...
by Colten Biro | Aug 16, 2017 | Blogs, Creation, Spirituality ~ Approx. 4 mins
Perhaps it’s the swamp water, bayou blood running through my veins, but whenever I see a mountain I immediately think two things: God, that’s big… I’ve got to climb it. Only, I see them all the time: great masses of granite, heights, and slopes, often appearing from...
by Lucas Sharma, SJ | Aug 15, 2017 | In the News, Justice, Race ~ Approx. 3 mins
During my junior year of high school, I participated in a university course away from home. One day during that year, I received news that I must call my mother immediately. I picked up the phone and dialed my parents number. My mother answered, telling me she had...
by Ken Homan, SJ | Aug 15, 2017 | In the News, Justice, Race ~ Approx. 3 mins
Dear White Politicians, do not go to black churches today & tell us how much you hate racism. Go to white churches and tell them. — Leah D. Daughtry (@LeahDaughtry) August 13, 2017 Dear white people, I write this to you. In the hours following the Charlottesville...
by Juan Ruiz, SJ | Aug 14, 2017 | Faith & Politics ~ Approx. 2 mins
On June 17, I anxiously watched Trump denounce Obama’s shifts in American policy towards Cuba and roll some of the changes back, at least partially. Four days later I was supposed to leave on a flight to Havana to begin a trip I had been planning for three months. It...
by Matt Wooters, SJ | Aug 12, 2017 | Faith & Family ~ Approx. 6 mins
“How in God’s name did I get here?” I blurt out to the silent, grey statue of Christ Crucified. He is covered in bird droppings; hanging between oak trees on a warm, sunny, June afternoon. He doesn’t offer much by way of reply. I am on the 8-day silent retreat we...
by The Jesuit Post | Aug 11, 2017 | Pop Culture ~ Approx. 4 mins
We all know the feeling. The stillness and heat of the summer settle upon you: you see the calendar, realize the move-in date, or a friend asks what your schedule for next semester looks like… And then it hits you: summer is nearly gone. Thankfully, our pop culture...
by Ken Homan, SJ | Aug 10, 2017 | Creation ~ Approx. 6 mins
In 1910, the largest fire in American history ripped through Montana, Idaho, and Washington. It torched over 3 million acres (4,700 sq mi) swallowing Western boom towns, mines, and communities. While the country had recently begun protecting national parks, this...
by Edward Chow, SJ | Aug 8, 2017 | Faith & Politics ~ Approx. 3 mins
I was sitting in my dorm room in Taiwan on a warm autumn day in 2009 when I found out that President Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize. Little did I know that, a year later, someone living just 80 miles away would receive that very same honor. Liu Xiaobo (Xiaobo...
