Sometimes we are like Zacchaeus and sometimes we are like the crowd. Are there times when we have blocked people from seeing Jesus? Emmanuel Arenas, SJ, reflects on the story of Zacchaeus and having confidence in Jesus.
A Pilgrimage to the “City of Charity”
As part of their novitiate experience, many Jesuit novices undertake a pilgrimage during their first year of formation. Chris Kinkor, SJ, reflects on the first stop of his 2024 pilgrimage to the National Shrine and Basilica of Our Lady of Victory in Lackawanna, NY and what it taught him about relying on God’s Providence.
An Invitation to Consider Spiritual Direction this Easter Season
Your walk with God is already underway. Spiritual direction is a way of paying attention to God with you on your journey. As we journey through the Easter season, Eric Panicco, SJ offers an introduction to Spiritual Direction and an invitation to consider incorporating it into your own walk of faith.
Inside the Jesuit Novitiate: Reflections on the Novitiate from a Recently-Vowed Jesuit
The Jesuit Novitiate can be a mysterious time for family and friends of Jesuit novices. Paul Gillam, SJ, offers a look at the novitiate experience from the perspective of a Jesuit who took First Vows in August, 2025 and shares his reflections on the first stage of Jesuit formation.
The Good Old Days
What’s so great about throwbacks and 90s dance parties?
Children’s Stories & Adult Realities
A perfectly misguided lesson plan, ruined by the realities of students. Colten Biro, SJ, reflects on how his students’ stories made things real.
SLU at 200
Is there still a place for Jesuit education in the 21st century?
Grow Up! Or Savor Your Youth?
It’s 10 P.M. and today’s teens are more likely to be at home than past generations. Is that a good thing?
Princess Charming: Feeling Through the Story of Lady Diana Spencer
What does the story of a princess who died twenty years ago continue to tell us about ourselves?
Jesus is Not a Communist
A shattered Crucifix symbolizes the strength of the Vietnamese Church.