Eric Immel, SJ

After rereading the lyrics of ‘The Star Spangled Banner,’ Eric Immel SJ discovers a new question worth answering.

Ever feel that nagging sense of inadequacy that comes with procrastination? Eric Immel, SJ explains how that feeling might actually propel him to a great day.

Eric Immel, SJ recently met a man who claimed to have five names. The fifth remains a mystery.

“I thought about him every day for eighteen years,” she said. “And we may have been a little delayed, but now, it feels just perfect.” *** My flight was delayed 45 minutes. Moments before the delay was announced, I was sprinting through the Chicago Midway Airport, backpack bouncing wildly across my shoulders. I was all […]

Eric Immel, SJ, thinks about Valentine’s Day and his latest experience of falling in love.

After years of ‘yes,’ Eric Immel, SJ slowly learns what it means to say ‘no.’

As a new year approaches, Eric Immel SJ considers his consumption and the possibility of change.

The death penalty in the real world is bad enough. But in Harry Potter?

Heading home for Thanksgiving, Eric Immel, SJ recalls a short-lived food fight and his mother’s loving response.

As a Wisconsin native living in Chicago, Eric Immel, SJ is a little annoyed by all this Cubs craziness. Still, he finds good reasons to be glad they won.