When we are in the car, we have to keep our eyes on the road. When it comes to our faith, we have to keep our eyes on Jesus. Emanuel Arenas, SJ, reflects on keeping focused and avoiding distractions in this week’s One-Minute Homily.
Finding God in Football: The Ignatian Examen Applied to Sports
As a semi-professional soccer player, Javi Bailén, SJ understood the importance of routine reflection. As a Jesuit, he discovered how the Ignatian spirituality provides perfect tools for athletes and teams to reflect on their performance. In his first for TJP, Javi writes about how the Examen can be adapted for sports teams to find God in their game – and perhaps improve their future play.
Finding God in Newcastle United’s Long-Awaited Trophy
On March 16, Newcastle United F.C. won their first trophy in over half a century. Christopher Brolly, SJ, a Newcastle lad living in Boston, reflects on the significance of his beloved football club’s victory for the city and its people. Brolly writes that the club’s triumph in the Carabao Cup goes deeper than football.
The Jubilee Year: It’s Time to Come Home
In his first piece for The Jesuit Post, Eric Lastres, SJ reflects on the Jubilee Year of Hope and the invitation to renewal it offers.
“Young People are Taking to the Streets!”
Three Takeaways from Pope Francis’s new Apostolic Exhortation Christus Vivit
“Unplanned” and a Better Abortion Debate
Want to change people’s minds on abortion? Change how you change their minds.
7 Ways that Opening Day of Baseball is like Easter
Today is Opening Day for Major League Baseball (MLB). And even though we are in the middle of Lent, there are some surprising connections between Opening Day and Easter. Consider this a Catholic-look at the start of the baseball season. Let’s play ball!
One-Minute Homily: “Second Chances, Not Complacency”
The Lord is merciful, but that doesn’t mean we slack off, says Fr. Michael Rossmann, SJ in this week’s One-Minute Homily.
7 Reasons Why Prayer Is Like Sleep
Both prayer and sleep connect us with our dreams and desires. But without either one, we can get real cranky! Enjoy these GIFs about how we need prayer and sleep, for a lot of the same reasons.
5 Signs of Hope in the Bishops’ Letter on Racism
A Call for Conversion and Reform