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Why Did They Shoot Ignacio Ellacuría, SJ?

Why Did They Shoot Ignacio Ellacuría, SJ?

by David Inczauskis, SJ | Nov 16, 2021 | Faith & Politics, Justice, Spirituality, The Jesuits    ~ Approx. 7 mins

In the early hours of the morning on November 16, 1989, three hundred Salvadoran soldiers circled the campus of the Society of Jesus’s Central American University (UCA) in El Salvador. A smaller dispatch proceeded to the Jesuit residence, where they murdered six...
Space Billionaires, Climate Change, and Lessons from WALL-E

Space Billionaires, Climate Change, and Lessons from WALL-E

by Kevin Karam | Nov 15, 2021 | Creation, Current Events, Film, In the News, Justice, Pop Culture, Science & Technology, Topics    ~ Approx. 5 mins

On November 12, the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) ended in Glasgow, Scotland. The purpose of the conference was to assess progress in dealing with climate change, with special attention to greenhouse gases emitted by developed nations. This...

Be Vigilant and Pay Attention | One-Minute Homily

by Patrick Saint-Jean, SJ | Nov 14, 2021 | One-Minute Homily, Videos    ~ Approx. 1 min

Jesus reminds us that we need to be vigilant and pay attention. Patrick Saint-Jean, SJ, reflects on the warning of Christ and challenges us to pay attention to Christ within our midst. Based on the readings for Sunday, November 14, 2021. Pay Attention: The time of the...
The Conversion Story of Ignatius is So Much More Than One Battle

The Conversion Story of Ignatius is So Much More Than One Battle

by Patrick Hyland, SJ | Nov 13, 2021 | Events, Ignatian Year, Jesuit 101, Series, Spirituality, The Jesuits    ~ Approx. 4 mins

The following reflection is part of our “Jesuit 101” series, celebrating the Ignatian Year. This piece helps us to dive deeper into Ignatian Discernment. To learn more about this discernment, check out our explainer article: “Jesuit 101: Finding Our Way Through...
Among the Tombs with Addiction

Among the Tombs with Addiction

by Brett Helbling, SJ | Nov 11, 2021 | Addiction, Blogs, Prayers, Religious Life, Spirituality, Topics    ~ Approx. 5 mins

As I shake the hand of the man in front of me, I can’t help but wonder if our paths will ever cross again. The handshake is brief and firm. This isn’t a happy goodbye, but an unexpected departure, stealing at the shelter will get you fired; and it got Bobby, whose...
Finding More Life on the Border

Finding More Life on the Border

by Myles Kelley, SJ | Nov 9, 2021 | Current Events, Immigration, The Jesuits    ~ Approx. 4 mins

This summer, I spent 7 weeks in Nogales, a town straddling the border between the U.S. and Mexico volunteering at Kino Border Initiative. On my first visit to “the other side,” I was greeted with an impressive building just a few yards away from the USA/Mexico Port of...
The Surprising Benefits of Risking Safety

The Surprising Benefits of Risking Safety

by Alex Hale, SJ | Nov 8, 2021 | Current Events, Discerning Citizenship, Immigration, Spirituality    ~ Approx. 4 mins

My Junior year of college I had the opportunity to study in Jerusalem for a couple of weeks. In discussing this opportunity, those around me generally had the same query, “Is it safe to go to the Middle East?” I didn’t think about it that much, but did acknowledge to...

The Poor Widow: Don’t Compare and Despair | One-Minute Homily

by Eric Sundrup, SJ | Nov 7, 2021 | One-Minute Homily, Videos    ~ Approx. 1 min

Don’t compare and despair! Fr. Eric Sundrup, SJ, reflects on the story of the poor widow and what it can teach us about our own offerings. Based on the readings for Sunday, November 11, 2021. Compare and Despair Hi, I’m Fr. Eric Sundrup and this is my one-minute...
Jesuit 101: Finding Our Way through Ignatian Discernment

Jesuit 101: Finding Our Way through Ignatian Discernment

by Reynaldo Belfort Pierrilus, SJ | Nov 5, 2021 | Jesuit 101, Spirituality, The Jesuits    ~ Approx. 8 mins

In life we constantly make choices, both big and small. Smaller choices might include how to recreate or what movie we will see. Bigger choices include buying a house, whether or not to get married, and with whom, or whether or not to enter religious life and if so,...
Touching Jesus’s Cloak: Imaginative Prayer in Action

Touching Jesus’s Cloak: Imaginative Prayer in Action

by Eric Immel, SJ | Nov 4, 2021 | Blogs, Jesuit 101, Prayers, Religious Life, Series, Spirituality, The Jesuits    ~ Approx. 4 mins

The following reflection is part of our “Jesuit 101” series, celebrating the Ignatian Year. This piece helps us to dive deeper into Ignatian Contemplation. To learn more about this form of prayer, check out our explainer article: “Jesuit 101: Ignatian Contemplation,...
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Grief at the death of animals reveals a moral obligation we too often ignore. Daniel Mascarenhas, SJ argues that if we dare to feel this grief, it becomes a call to love them as fellow creatures of God.

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