After two years of disrupted routines, many are finally back into a sort of pre-pandemic routine. Brian finds that, despite the comfort of ritual, Advent reminds him to break out of it.
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Stop. Smell the Roses. That’s a prayer, actually.
Scent is the strongest sense tied to memory. For our latest Jesuit 101 reflection, Conan reviews a year in Peru and olfactory memories flood his Ignatian Examens.
Men and Women for and with Others must be formed
Jesuit values at public universities? The Newman Center at UCSD is taking to heart Fr. Arrupe’s call to form men and women for others, one service project, one retreat at a time.
When Can I Judge My Neighbor’s Lenten Fast?
During Lent, St. Ignatius once threatened to throw out any Jesuit who did one little thing. It’s probably not what you expect.
When You’d Rather Mute Someone, Let Your Heart Be Battered Instead
St. Ignatius knew that the spiritual life was not lived alone. In the Exercises, he gives us a tool for how to live with those who we’d rather tune out.
The MLB Lockout: Learning from the Presupposition
Major League Baseball players and owners have been in a lockout for two months now. Neither side is amicable to the other. What advice from the Spiritual Exercises can help find a way through this situation?
Year in Reflection: The Jesuit Post’s 10 Most Read of 2021
The end of 2021 is here! Today we reflect on the year by reviewing the 10 most-read TJP articles of 2021.
Jesuit 101: A Loved Sinner, The First Week of the Spiritual Exercises
In the First Week of the Spiritual Exercises, St. Ignatius wants us to focus on the reality of sin in the world and in ourselves. This helps us to recognize God’s great mercy and to see ourselves as sinners loved by God.
Accompanying like Jesus as a Jesuit Brother
Some Jesuits enter the Society of Jesus not knowing whether they’re called to priesthood or to the vocation of being a Jesuit brother. Read how one brother discovered his particular vocation.
Jesuit Brothers: Bringing home the smell of the sheep
Jesuit brothers live out the Jesuit charism and remind priests who they really are and who they are meant to serve by bringing home the smell of the sheep. Ken Homan, SJ, shares his vocation as a brother.