God speaking to us doesn’t mean booming voices from the sky. The voice of God often sounds like the voice of the people we interact with every day.
All posts by Brett Helbling, SJ
Brett met the Jesuits at Gonzaga Prep in Spokane, Washington and attended the University of Portland earning a BA in accounting. Hoping there was more to life than financial statements and unqualified audit reports, Brett became a professional volunteer in the Peace Corps and the Jesuit Volunteer Corps where he served in Costa Rica and at Dolores Mission Parish in Boyle Height, Los Angeles. Brett has been missioned to study Mexican cuisine (and philosophy) at the Jesuit University in Guadalajara and enjoys eating (always), running (sometimes) and sharks (never).
Joined in 2021 11 posts bhelblingsj@thejesuitpost.org
Begin Your Semester with the End in Mind
The key to minimizing stress this semester: begin by remembering that finals are just around the corner! St. Ignatius gives us helpful pointers on how to do that.
Two Saints and a Sinner Reflect on the Problem of Evil
The “problem of evil” in the world is a question that has plagued people of all faiths (and none) for centuries. What do St. Augustine and St. Teresa of Avila have to teach us about this problem?
Lessons from a Canine Spiritual Master
Canela, a four-legged spiritual master, has been helping me grow in religious life. Here are some of the lessons she’s teaching me.
Get Him Lord: A Vocation Narrative
Like a fish getting caught, this Jesuit’s path to religious life didn’t go as planned.
Jesus’ Birth Today: Imagining the Nativity
Nativity sets are everywhere, but that shouldn’t make us forget the reality of the circumstances of Christ’s birth. Hope is being born where we least expect it.
Among the Tombs with Addiction
Jesuit Brett Helbling learned an important lesson working at a homeless shelter soup kitchen: Don’t wait to tell someone they are important to you. They may disappear before you get the chance.
Consider the Sunflower: The Parable We Need in Dark Times
This pandemic can feel like a darkness that won’t ever end. That’s why the sunflower is such a great teacher of what we must do in such times: turn to the light.
And The Wheels on the Bus Go Round and Round: On Death and Resurrection
The velorio, a gathering in the home of the deceased, is a Mexican tradition that allows loved ones to gather to share meals, memories and to mourn. And, even still, life around us is a reminder that not even death can conquer our hope.