by Ken Homan, SJ | Jun 19, 2017 | Faith & Family ~ Approx. 2 mins
I knelt in the front pew, watching the rest of the congregation pass by to receive Communion. I had spent a majority of the Mass quietly crying off-and-on. As my dad walked by, he smiled and warmly patted me on the cheek, tears running down his own face. I felt as if...
by Jim Kennedy, SJ | Jun 17, 2017 | Faith & Politics ~ Approx. 5 mins
You probably have not heard of Tim Farron. To be honest, I’d never heard of him either, until this week when he resigned as head of the UK’s Liberal Democrats after his party received only 12% of the vote and 12 seats in the recent general election. For any party...
by Damian Torres-Botello, SJ | Jun 15, 2017 | Blogs, Faith & Family, Spirituality ~ Approx. 3 mins
He’s standing at the corner of 50th and Main waiting for the Rodriguez brothers, tight friends from his hood. As he watches cars pass by he tugs at the cuffs of his black leather coat and smiles – definitely a better choice than the gold coat he usually wears....
by Alfonso Pizano | Jun 14, 2017 | Pop Culture ~ Approx. 4 mins
Embed from Getty Images The new Broadway musical, Dear Evan Hanson, deservedly snatched up six Tony Awards on Sunday night, including best new musical, best score, best actor and best featured actress. Evan, the show’s lead character, is a socially awkward high school...
by Colten Biro | Jun 9, 2017 | Film, Pop Culture ~ Approx. 9 mins
It’s the skirt and costume that get me. See, I want to believe… I desperately want to believe that Wonder Woman (WW) empowers women. I want to believe that she inspires women, showing that they are truly powerful, independent, and heroes. I want to believe that Wonder...
by Peter Berger, SJ | Jun 8, 2017 | Spirituality ~ Approx. 4 mins
Is devotion to the Virgin Mary an unsafe path? If your answer to that question is yes, don’t worry: so is mine. I know this from experience. It all started when I was 21 years old and doing a year of full-time retreat youth ministry. It was a year that changed...
by Colten Biro | Jun 7, 2017 | Blogs, Spirituality ~ Approx. 4 mins
The slow, gentle back and forth creaking of the rocking chair is the only thing to break the silence. While the air is hot, humid, thick and unmoving, I cannot help but feel at home. The chair and I sit on a second-floor balcony of the retreat house. There, the giant...
by David Inczauskis, SJ | Jun 6, 2017 | In the News, Music, Pop Culture, Spirituality ~ Approx. 3 mins
On Sunday 50,000 people left the security of their homes to gather in Manchester, United Kingdom. They mourned the deaths of their recently massacred friends, weeping and singing in the streets of the very city where the horror had taken place days before. There were...
by Lucas Sharma, SJ | Jun 5, 2017 | Spirituality ~ Approx. 4 mins
James’s life has been difficult, to say the least. In and out of foster care, he entered the prison system at a young age. Now in his forties, he has kidney failure and lives at the hospital nursing home – a subpar facility that somehow makes prison seem...
by Eric Immel, SJ | May 31, 2017 | Blogs ~ Approx. 3 mins
There’s a Spotify playlist out there called ‘Have a Great Day!’ There are plenty of Spotify lists that miss the mark – ‘Weird Music,’ ‘Horror Movie Themes,’ and ‘Ambient Lounge’ don’t really do it for me. But when I walk into the office and get ‘Have a Great...
