You know #thatmomentwhen you thought all was lost and then realized that wasn’t actually the case? Keith Maczkiewicz, SJ reflects on #thatmomentwhen resurrection happens.
Posts in Spirituality
Strength in Broken Places: What Can An Old Man Do?
This week is different. This week is holy because we witness again the fidelity of a God in love, a God who remains with us in suffering.
Fine By Me: An All-Embracing Love
A close friend decided to come out to Eric Immel, SJ while shopping for a ‘Campbell’s Soup’ costume. Ever since then Eric finds that he’s the one being opened up again and again for the sake of love.
Hokey-Pokey Lent: Put Your Whole Self In
Keith Maczkiewicz, SJ hasn’t given up his fear of roller-rinks for Lent, but in the Hokey-Pokey (of all places) he finds another invitation to return to God.
Awake is the New Sleep: On Resting and Rising
Eric Immel, SJ has a hard time waking up and discovers a solution in simplicity.
Homeboys and Whiteboys: Race Around the Playground
An awkward middle-school memory leads Brendan Busse, SJ to reflect on race, privilege, and the power dynamics of the foursquare court.
To Whom It May Concern: On Letters of Rec
Keith Maczkiewicz, SJ writes many recommendation letters and finds writing them to be a sacred moment of personal recollection and hope-filled memory.
Just a Stranger on the Bus: On Anonymity and Deception
Eric Immel, SJ isn’t totally honest with a woman on the bus who asks about the ring on his finger. In coming clean he discovers a valuable truth: “We share ourselves again and again in love.”
Trying Times: The Misfit and The Jesuit
“When trying something new we need courage, we need patience, and we need support.” Brendan Busse, SJ examines the vulnerability in the changing room and the risk in relationship.
Longing for More: The Redemption of a Mediocre Midnight Mass
Bored in Church? Disappointed with liturgy? Keith Maczkiewicz, SJ has been there too. He finds himself longing for more and discovers in the longing a place for grace and redemption.