How is the cross a sign of hope? Fr. Joseph Dickan, SJ, reflects on how God reveals his love for us not by a show of strength but by solidarity through Jesus Christ. Based on the readings for the Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Why is the sign of the cross so...
Some hospital realities have a pointed way of needling my nerves. The relentless beeping of medication pumps calling for a nurse permeates like tinnitus. That ringing in my ear is why I initially looked in on this particular patient, a woman in the burn unit’s...
A couple of years ago when I was a Jesuit novice, we visited the community of senior Jesuits living in Guadalajara as a community activity. Spending time with elder Jesuits and listening to their stories as teachers, Jesuit formators or missionaries has always been an...
The Ignatian Year will soon come to an end with the Feast of St. Ignatius on Sunday, July 31. Arturo Sosa, SJ, the Superior General of the Society of Jesus, invited us to reflect on St. Ignatius’ conversion asking for the grace to see all things new in Christ. We...
Every history teacher has two goals when planning a lesson or unit: to make the unfamiliar familiar and the familiar unfamiliar. The joy of teaching is complete when students encounter something they’ve never studied before and begin to understand and savor the new...
