Our contemporary culture seems to suggest that free time should be spent in mindless entertainment or in rest for the purpose of being more productive later. However, leisure can put us deeper in touch with creation and our Creator when set aside for contemplative wonder.
Posts in Faith & Family
Religion & Love in “If Beale Street Could Talk”
Unplanned pregnancy. Family reactions. This Oscar-worthy movie looks at the gray areas of life.
Mass Apathy
Sometimes faith can be unremarkable and routine. God is still there.
An Ode to Families
Families can be chaos, but there is holiness to be found.
A Boy and a Sea Lion
My friends and I found the sea lion exhibit down some stairs past a few enormous trees and between giant fake rock formations. It was a thick glass cross-section of a seashore, complete with jagged outcroppings and deep diving waters. The air smelled like salt, and I...
Cristo Rey, Guadalupe Reina
Andrew Hanson SJ, allows his students to share the importance of Guadalupe.
A Christmas Family
Christmas can be a time for family, but sometimes those families aren’t always traditional. Damian Torres-Botello, SJ explores how his Christmas family has grown.
“A Christmas Without Tinsel”
A dark Christmas is still a real Christmas
Mamma Mia and the Heroic Love of Motherhood
Despite our imperfections, heroic love can ABBAsolutely change our lives.
On Love in the Family
An interview on the promises and challenges of Amoris Laetitia









