Temptations are not always obvious. Sometimes we are tempted by what seems good. Tucker Redding, SJ, reflects on the temptation of Jesus in the desert. Based on the readings for Sunday, March 6, 2022. Where is our focus? Hi, my name is Tucker Redding and this is my...
Podcast episode: Welcome to the first week of our Lenten Retreat! Today’s talk introduces the theme of the retreat, the Vine and the Branches. It explores what St. Ignatius of Loyola meant by “spiritual exercises” and what he hoped the retreatant would get out...
When I first arrived in Guadalajara for a period of university study as a newly vowed Jesuit, I was missioned to work with the Purépecha people, an indigenous tribe from Mexico.The first time I stepped foot in the Purépecha neighborhood, it felt like I was stepping...
At a house party in my early twenties, I was manning the Bluetooth speaker and playing tunes I liked. After a blissful hour of music chosen by someone with impeccable taste, I remember a young woman I knew coming up to me and saying, “So were you thinking that, like,...
It can be easy to look at Lent as a time of gloom or punishment, but it’s really a great opportunity. Fr. Danny Gustafson, SJ, reflects on the purpose of Lent in this special One-Minute Homily. Based on the readings for Ash Wednesday. Fasting and abstinence,...
. . . Each mortal thing does one thing and the same: Deals out that being indoors each one dwells . . . For Christ plays in ten thousand places, Lovely in limbs, and lovely in eyes not his . . . – “As Kingfishers Catch Fire, Dragonflies Draw Flame,”...
Thursday afternoon, Loyola University Chicago hosted a historic encounter between Pope Francis and students from across the Americas as part of the synodal process that the Holy Father has invited the Church to undertake. I am currently finishing my third and final...
Welcome to Day 9 of the Saints of Color Novena. Winnie Sullivan introduces us to Sister Mary Antona Ebo, a woman who dedicated herself to the compassionate service of others and stood as a beacon of justice. Novena Prayer: Almighty Father, we pray as one...
How often are we guilty of the same things that we criticize other people for? Jesus challenges us to remove the wooden beam from our own eye first. Matthew Zurcher, SJ, reflects on this call to humility. Based on the readings for Sunday, February 27, 2022. Hi, I’m...
Welcome to Day 8 of the Saints of Color Novena. Br. Jacob Mazur-Batistoni, O.P. is going to introduce us to Saint Martín de Porres, the patron saint of social justice, racial harmony, and mixed-race people. Novena Prayer: Almighty Father, we pray as one Church,...
