Any sport requires practice and discipline in order to get better. Prayer is the same way! Emmanuel Arenas, SJ, gives us some encouragement for developing our prayer lives 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.
A Brief History of Romero’s Canonization
The Dirty Business of Romero’s Sanctity
A Mother’s Devotion
Rediscovering the Rosary
October Sports Fever
Best time of the year for sports! Check our picks- will your team finish on top?
Dear Twitter, Goodbye
When Twitter feeds your anger and anxiety…
Five Takeaways from the “Red Hat Report”
The United States is again a flashpoint for Church conflict.
My Broken Christ
It’s not time yet to stop feeling betrayed and sorrowful.