Why is it that when we lift our eyes to the sky, searching for answers, we are often directed back to Earth? In his first article, Beto recounts the surprise of seeking God above, but finding God in the least around him.
Posts in Religious Life
Lessons from a Canine Spiritual Master
Canela, a four-legged spiritual master, has been helping me grow in religious life. Here are some of the lessons she’s teaching me.
At the end of 2021, I didn’t feel ready for a retreat, Jesus found me anyway
Sometimes the most difficult moments of our lives are the ones where we feel closest to Jesus. First-time author Dickson found that out on a recent retreat.
St. Ignatius’s Principle and Foundation
St. Ignatius’s Principle and Foundation can help us order our lives and our goals toward that is most important.
Get Him Lord: A Vocation Narrative
Like a fish getting caught, this Jesuit’s path to religious life didn’t go as planned.
Letting go of the illusion of control
Only three days earlier I had professed my first vows in Los Angeles; now I was being asked to make yet another solemn profession: I would seek no ransom for my release in the event of my kidnapping.
How Mary and Jesus Helped Me Discover Family in Prison
One Jesuit grapples with the question, “Who is Mary?” when he’s confronted about the Catholic devotion to our Blessed Mother. That leads him to realize that Mary, with her son Jesus, is the one helping him discover the family he has found in his prison ministry.
I didn’t want to ask, but quarantine revealed who my friends really are
In quarantine, if I wanted something, I could not simply open a door, drawer, or lid to get it. I had to ask, kind of like a child. If I wanted something different, I had to ask, like prayer.
Where Dreams and Fears Collide: Lessons from a Song
We’ve all faced failure in our lives—whether in relationships, sports, school, or jobs–and those experiences can make us afraid to take risks. But if we allow ourselves to take leaps of faith, God does beautiful things.
Walking the King’s Highway at Belize Central Prison
Walking the path of Jesus isn’t easy. It means going to those who’re often forgotten or cast aside by society. Read how one Jesuit walks the king’s highway in his ministry at a prison rehabilitation center in Belize.