Posts in Spirituality

We hope to show that there are no God-forsaken places and, for God, there is no final frontier.

80% of success is showing up. From exercise to prayer, Matt Spotts, SJ shows some truth in that phrase

As the doors closed and the train slowly pulled away I pressed my head against the window, trying to capture one final glimpse of my home…

We move a lot. For me, it’s the hardest part of this Jesuit life. While all this moving may be practical… it ain’t always easy.

There’s an old Jesuit dictum that warns about “comparing and despairing.” With Facebook, the temptation is always there to compare the fun out there with how we’re feeling in here…

I am a proud member of one of the most fickle fan bases in all of soccer. When the team is playing well I wax lyrical, and when they’re poor I groan and sulk… sounds a lot like the spiritual life, no?

Every bullied child, every victim of crime, every silent sufferer has known the pinch of feeling noticed for all the wrong reasons…

On Divine Mercy Sunday three generations of a family – grandma, mom, and little girl – sat in the pew ahead of Joe Simmons, SJ. A drama of mercy unfolded.

Feeling a little jealous of all the attention Rossmann was getting for his 11 spiritual Spin lessons, Brendan Busse offers a brotherly riposte.

I aspire to be a morning person, but liking the idea is usually as far as I go. Still, I take comfort in the simple, daily ritual of Mass…