On a bitterly cold Thursday night in February of 2019, I was sitting on the ground hanging out with a group of folks experiencing homelessness down by the Chicago Art Institute. I spent most Thursdays this way, as chaplain to the student-run Labre Homeless ministry....
Podcast episode: [Haga clic aquí para español.] [Cliquez ici pour le français.] Welcome to Day 1 of Know Justice, Know Peace: A Jesuit Antiracism Retreat. My name is Ángel Flores Fontánez, and I’m with The Jesuit Post. In this series, we are journeying...
When Jesus tells his disciples to feed the 5000, it must have seemed like an impossible task. Martin Ngo, SJ, reflects on this command and the example that Jesus gives us to act with compassion. Based on the readings for Sunday, August 2, 2020. Feed them myself?!...
Also available as a podcast: [Haga clic aquí para español.] [Cliquez ici pour le français.] “But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us.” 2 Corinthians 4:7 Hi! My name is Ángel Flores Fontánez and I am...
It’s a funny thing to say, but let’s all be thankful for that cannonball. Hi, my name is Brian Strassburger, and I’m with The Jesuit Post. Growing up in the courts of Spain, St. Ignatius of Loyola underwent a profound conversion after he was, of all things, struck by...
As the movement for racial justice has received greater media attention in the past few months, particularly since the killing of George Floyd by police in Minneapolis, MN, some Catholics may be wondering what to think about the anti-racist movement and how it fits...
Awareness drives Ignatian Spirituality. Breathing is the fire that maintains the engagement of awareness in action. One needs God’s grace to learn how to breathe. Once, I entered a deep spiritual dryness; I could not understand what was happening with my prayer life....
I’ve been feeling, shall we say, wistful, lately. It’s 10:30 PM, and I just opened a beer. I’m thinking about everything. The everything of today, with its pandemic, its confrontation with racism, its lack of leadership, certainty, and direction. The everything of the...
On July 17th, 2010, a plane from Taipei landed in LAX. I was one of four immigrants among the passengers who were waiting to make their very first steps on the (cemented) soil of America. I felt confusion and emptiness. There was a lingering question, “What am I...
If you could have one wish, what would it be? Ian Peoples, SJ, reflects on the gift of faith and the pearl of great price mentioned in today’s Gospel. Based on the readings for Sunday, July 26. If you were granted one wish, what would you ask for? Hi, I’m Ian...
