by Eric Immel, SJ | Dec 8, 2015 | Blogs, Spirituality ~ Approx. 4 mins
As we continue our Advent series, this week’s installment is from Eric Immel, SJ: If Only I Weren’t Afraid The train car was empty, save two others. There was a lady dressed from head to toe in orange and fur, a fiery, fluffy beacon blazing against the dark,...
by Colten Biro | Dec 7, 2015 | Catholic Writing, Faith & Politics, In the News, Spirituality ~ Approx. 3 mins
To Hate, Fear, and Suffering in our world: Perhaps it is simply a matter of being more aware of it, but it feels in the last two months that you have been all around me. So I write you—to Hate, to Fear, to Suffering—so that you will know… That I do not hate. That I...
by Andrés Arteaga | Dec 3, 2015 | Pop Culture ~ Approx. 4 mins
View image | gettyimages.com In every dance course that I take, we are asked about our training. Some students mention ballet; others modern. Then it is my turn. “Hey, my name is Andrés, and I would say that I’ve been trained in the Britney Spears technique for twelve...
by Jason Downer, SJ | Dec 2, 2015 | Humor, Pop Culture ~ Approx. 3 mins
This past weekend I was staying with one of my sisters and got to watch my ten year old niece show off her baking skills. It was great to see someone I held when she was a week old now taking pride in baking brownies and cookies. As some of you might remember, I’m a...
by Damian Torres-Botello, SJ | Dec 1, 2015 | Blogs, Spirituality ~ Approx. 4 mins
Continuing our Advent series, this week features Damian Torres-Botello, SJ: At Present, We Wait We’re standing. Our standing is more…waiting. It’s been a little while. We’re outside Circle K. Cars are being filled with gas. People go inside empty handed and come...
by Bill McCormick, SJ | Nov 30, 2015 | Faith & Politics, In the News, Justice ~ Approx. 7 mins
God loves everyone. I don’t. Recent months have seen a flurry of humanitarian crises throughout the world. These crises almost invariably unfold the same way: A horrendous event occurs. A great outpouring of sympathy and support follows. Then comes a backlash from...
by Henry Longbottom, SJ | Nov 28, 2015 | In the News, Justice, Pope Francis ~ Approx. 3 mins
View image | gettyimages.com How will history remember the Paris of 2015? Certainly, it will recall the barbaric reign of terror during the evening of November 13. But may Paris also be remembered as the city where world leaders agreed on a deal to preserve the...
by Alex Placke | Nov 25, 2015 | Faith & Family ~ Approx. 3 mins
Last year as November drew to a close I found myself desperately searching online for local grocery stores that sold turkeys. I was living in London, where a Thanksgiving holiday was as strange and exotic as American football, and the thought of having a whole turkey...
by Brendan Busse, SJ | Nov 24, 2015 | Blogs, Spirituality ~ Approx. 5 mins
All The Light You Need I remember a bright string of tail-lights stretching out in front of us on the freeway as we drove home after dark. We had spent a long summer day in my grandparent’s pool with an army of cousins — a collective parenting strategy of peace...
by Michael Rossmann, SJ | Nov 23, 2015 | Pop Culture ~ Approx. 4 mins
Smartphones are supposedly ruining our lives and making us incapable of having real conversations. But phones, like other modern means of communication, are tools. We can surely misuse them, but we can also use them to create meaningful connection. Here are ten ways:...
