Haga clic aquí para español. My dear friend, Welcome, I’ve been expecting you. Do not be afraid. It is normal to feel frightened and to hide at the beginning, for you are aware that you’ve been in denial for quite some time. I know how you feel. I’ve been there. ...
Click here to read in English. Bienvenido(a). Te he estado esperando. No tengas miedo. Esconderse y sentirse asustado es normal al principio, ya que finalmente uno admite que ha estado en negación por bastante tiempo. Sé cómo te sientes. He estado ahí. La confusión...
What did you learn yesterday? Anything? My interpretation of #BlackOutTuesday: mute the self-centeredness of social media and heed the words of Psalm 34:15: “The eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous, and his ears toward their cry.” It was a call to learn...
“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.”—Edmund Burke It has happened again. Another unarmed black man killed by a group of mostly white police officers. And yet again, this man’s death was recorded. The bystanders recording...
The Holy Spirit is everywhere and allows us to be united and share in the work of God. Jeff Ryan Miraflor, SJ, reflects on the Feast of Pentecost in this week’s One-Minute Homily. Come, Holy Spirit! Hi, I’m Jeff Ryan Miraflor and this is my One-Minute...
We are asking for breath. “I can’t breathe!” cried Eric Garner before dying on July 10, 2014 at the hands of the police in Staten Island, New York. “I can’t breathe!” cried Freddy Gray before dying at the hands of the police in April, 2015 in Baltimore, Maryland. “I...
CLICK HERE to participate in Drawn into Friendship: An Interactive Art Retreat. *** In 2015, I was living in Cleveland working in campus ministry at St. Ignatius High School when they asked me to put together a day-long retreat for faculty and staff. After some...
Join us for an interactive art retreat based on the creation story found in Genesis. Christopher Alt, S.J., and his brother Jesuits will guide you through a series of scripture passages, drawing exercises, and meditations. The retreat, approximately an hour long, can...
In the Catholic tradition there is a piece of wisdom handed down by St. Thomas Aquinas: “Grace perfects nature.” In a recent encounter during my nursing clinicals I learned a bit more about this theological insight. Cooperating in a moment of grace with one patient...
When Jesus ascended into heaven and left his disciples, he did not leave them alone. Eric Immel, SJ, reminds us that Christ remains with us too in this One-Minute Homily. Based on the readings for the Ascension of the Lord. It’s a famous scene in movies –...
