Eight years ago, Pope Francis gave us the now familiar image of the Church as a “field hospital.” He said what “the church needs most today is the ability to heal wounds and to warm the hearts of the faithful; it needs nearness, proximity.” Sr. Liz Sjoberg’s story and...
Podcast Episode: Also available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google, and everywhere you get podcasts. This talk explores a foundational question in the spiritual life: where are you? It serves as an introduction to the broad theme of this retreat, which is framed...
Join Eric Immel, SJ, for an online Holy Week retreat starting on Monday, March 29 and lasting through Saturday, April 3. The theme of this year’s retreat is “Live the Questions.” Each talk will explore a fundamental question in the spiritual life and...
During Holy Week we enter into Christ’s Passion. Let us be like Simon of Cyrene and spent this time close to Jesus by helping to carry the cross. Josef Rodriguez, SJ, reflects on this encounter with Jesus in this week’s One-Minute Homily. Based on the...
*** The following poem was written in 2015, a few weeks after having professed my First Vows of poverty, chastity and obedience in the Society of Jesus on August 28th of that year. 1 It captured a moment of prayer where I brought to God my doubts, fears and...
We all have a calling from God – a vocation. On this Feast of the Annunciation, Christopher Alt, SJ, explores Mary’s own vocation story through Botticelli’s art. All of us have a calling from God – a vocation. On today’s Feast of the Annunciation, we...
When I met Carlos, I wasn’t sure what my long-term plans with the Church were. The hypocrisy of the abuse crisis nagged at me. The openly unwelcoming stance of the American Church struck me as wildly hypocritical. Plus, my parents were intertwined with the Church. At...
Throughout my four years as an undergraduate pre-med student, and my seven years as a Jesuit walking the path to become a physician, I never considered a career in plastic surgery. Like most, I have been influenced by media portrayals (i.e. the TV show Nip/Tuck) in...
Warning: this article contains spoilers for WandaVision. “What is grief, if not love persisting?”–Vision Loss and grief are powerful motivators. Each of us has experienced, or will experience, the loss of a loved one in the course of our lives. That loss can...
What does it mean to be like a grain of wheat? Hunter D’Armond, SJ, reflects on those whose selflessness gives life to others. Based on the readings for Sunday, March 21, 2021. The key to happiness? Be a grain of wheat! Hi, I’m Hunter D’Armond and this is my...
