Peace be with you! We are all in search of peace, but it seems hard to find at times. Matthew Zurcher, SJ, reminds us that Christ offers us lasting peace, a peace beyond what we can find on our own.
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.
Theology of the Body for Today: A Jesuit Post Book Review
John Paul II’s inclusion of human experience makes him invaluable to conversations about sexual morality today.
One-Minute Homily: “Waiting on the World to Change”
How often are we like the Apostles at the Ascension: just staring and waiting for the world to change? In this week's One-Minute Homily, Emanuel Werner, SJ, reminds us that we can't just wait around. Based on the readings for Sunday, May 13, 2018, which you can find...
A Mother’s Day (to) Lament
Mother’s Day accounts for the highest telephone call volume of any day of the year, but who do you call when there is nobody to call “Mom”?
On YouTube – Thanks, Brad Leone
A new fan of YouTube, Garrett Gundlach, SJ finds healing during hard days with…Brad Leone?
Faith Informing Politics: A Story of Solidarity
Let’s not confuse partisan and religious values.
One-Minute Homily: “Remain and Go”
We are called by Jesus to remain in his love and to go love one another. Colten Biro, SJ, breaks open this meaning in this week's One-Minute Homily based on the readings for Sunday, May 6, 2018, which you can read here: https://bit.ly/2HJuhxK