Jesus makes significant demands of us in Matthew 10, but his promise for our lives is far greater than anything we could imagine. Based on the readings for the 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time. Sorry mom – I can’t talk right now – I’m working on my relationship with...
Wake up. Pray. Get ready for the day. Go to Mass. Eat breakfast? Jump between instruction, lesson-planning, grading, meeting with students, and collaborating with colleagues while fitting in lunch somewhere. Respond to emails. Coach. Eat dinner. Attend student...
Jesus wants your trust, not your fear or shame. Austin Kleman, SJ reflects on the openness we should have with God and how to share that with others. Based on the readings for the 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time. God isn’t looking for your secret journal. Hi, I’m Austin...
Jesus shepherds us and calls us to shepherd others. Simon Zachary, SJ reflects on Jesus’s empathy for others. Based on the readings for the 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time. Do you ever feel like a sheep without a shepherd? Bro, what does that even mean? Hi, I’m Fr. Simon...
Ghosting and rejection are more ubiquitous than ever in our online landscape. Jon Jue-Wong, SJ reflects on how through the Eucharist, God enters and remains in our lives always. Based on the readings for the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus...
The ministry of chaplaincy is the ministry of real presence. For my regency mission over the past two years, I have worked at Loyola High School of Detroit. While my main role has been as a math teacher, I have also served as a chaplain for both the football and...
You’re worth saving because God loves you. Chris Kinkor, SJ reflects on how God’s love makes us worthy of salvation, and not the status symbols of the world. Based on the readings for the 9th Sunday of Ordinary Time. You’re worth saving because God loves...
On Pentecost, Jesus offers the Holy Spirit to each of us in an individual way so that we can each build up the body of the church. Brennan Dour, SJ asks: Where has the Holy Spirit been tugging on your heart? Based on the readings for Pentecost Sunday. Wait… the Holy...
In the United States, Saint Louis University’s Bellarmine House of Studies is one of the two “First Studies” programs (the other, Ciszek Hall, is at Fordham University in New York City). During this stage in formation, Jesuit scholastics and brothers spend two or...
You are worth more than many birds. Austin Kleman, SJ reflects on Jesus sharing how much God values us and the inherent human dignity we all share. Based on the readings for the Seventh Sunday of Easter. You are worth more than many birds. Yes, birds. Hi, I’m Austin...
