Posts in Lent

Socrates, Ignatius of Loyola, and Social Media Etiquette

Socrates, Ignatius of Loyola, and Social Media Etiquette

In this Holy Week, I remember Jesus’s words on the cross, “Father, forgive them for they know not what they do.” I ask for forgiveness, for the damage that I have caused unknowingly, and I forgive those who have damaged me with their words and actions. Join me as I reflect how an ancient Greek philosopher and a late-medieval Spanish Basque Priest guide me on using social media for the greater good.

In a Field Hospital Church, We Need Healers Like Carlos

In a Field Hospital Church, We Need Healers Like Carlos

Our first meal was at a loud bar with gloriously cheap food. Our second meal was at our beloved parish, St. Ignatius Loyola on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. We kept having these two meals over and over again. On Sundays, though, the food didn’t change. His distribution of Communion was never an isolated sacramental act, but the moment that gave clarity to the rest of our encounters. Meet my friend Carlos, a dear friend who helped redirect my life.

First Day Out of Prison: A Modern-Day Parable on Coming Out of the Pandemic and Into Lent

First Day Out of Prison: A Modern-Day Parable on Coming Out of the Pandemic and Into Lent

“This whole year has felt like a Lenten penance in the desert, so I’m not thinking about what to give up. Instead, I enter this season replaying images of that day with Javier.” Christopher Alt, SJ, recounts the story of his friend’s first day out of prison and considers what lessons it has for us as we see promises of the end of the pandemic and move into Lent.

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