Happy Easter! Today we celebrate that Jesus conquered sin and death so that we can have eternal life with him. Fr. Brian Strassburger, SJ, reflects on how we can celebrate.
KPop Demon Hunters Is an Ignatian Fever Dream—and That’s a Good Thing
What does an animated musical about a Kpop group have to teach us about Ignatius’s rules for the discernment of spirits? Andrew Milewski, SJ, uses “KPop Demon Hunters” to help us understand how the spiritual world operates on the human heart.
Grief, Relationality, and Animals: A Call to Bother to Love
Grief at the death of animals reveals a moral obligation we too often ignore. Daniel Mascarenhas, SJ argues that if we dare to feel this grief, it becomes a call to love them as fellow creatures of God.
Unstoppable Grace: Sacraments and Sinful Ministers
Reflecting on his current studies in theology, Josh reflects on how a hundreds-year-old debate on the sacraments touched his own life and brought him healing.
Remake or Repetition: Link’s Awakening
What do Ignatian repetitions and the Legend of Zelda have in common?
The First Principle and Foundation
St. Ignatius knew that we have to build ourselves on a firm foundation. This week Br. Mark Mackey, SJ, helps us to understand St. Ignatius' First Principle and Foundation. You know, a lot of us learn from a relatively young age the importance of building on a solid...
The Lumineers’ New Album III Is Horribly Depressing, and That’s Okay
If you’re looking to curl up on a lonely Saturday night with a cup of tea, a warm blanket, and some headphones, then the Lumineers’ newly released album is perfect for you. Even the “happy” songs are sad.
Despair’s Elixir
If, when it is all over…and we somehow come to find out that there is no God after all, I am going to be absolutely livid.
Intro to the Spiritual Exercises: Freedom
What does is it mean to truly be free? Br. Mark Mackey, SJ, continues to lead us through an introduction to the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola, in which Ignatius calls for us to shed from ourselves the things that hold us down. What’s keeping you from...
Stephen Colbert, Solanus Casey, and Walter Ciszek on Gratitude
Lessons on gratitude from the Late Show host and two men on the path to canonization.