It can be easy to look at Lent as a time of gloom or punishment, but it’s really a great opportunity. Fr. Danny Gustafson, SJ, reflects on the purpose of Lent in this special One-Minute Homily.
Inside Jesuit Life at Bellarmine House of Studies
What is life like for a Jesuit during First Studies? Chris Kinkor, SJ, offers an inside view of life for a Jesuit scholastic at Bellarmine House of Studies at Saint Louis University and reflects on the ways God has been at work in this period of his formation.
A Meditation with a Contemporary Our Lady of Sorrows
Using the aesthetics of pop art, Nick Leeper guides a meditation, asking us to gaze at Our Lady of Sorrows with new eyes.
Letters from TJP: My Final Lesson That Changes Everything
As the school year winds down, Ty Wahlbrink, SJ sets aside graphs and business plans to offer a more personal lesson. Writing in the spirit of the New Testament letters, he reflects on the Resurrection as both the foundation of his faith and of Jesuit education.
I Call It Like I See It
Garrett Gundlach, SJ was recruited to announce his school’s Friday football games. Somehow he hasn’t been fired yet.
The Loss of an Ideal
With only eight days left until the election, Pierce Gibson, SJ asks what its long-term societal effects might be.
Halloween 2016: Year of the Female Superhero
What’s in a costume? How about gender norms.
Mental Illness and a Football Icon
Emanuel Werner, SJ wonders how such a successful college football coach could feel so miserable.
Now YOU Decide
Danny Gustafson, SJ wants you to share your predictions for Election Day.
Riches, Honor, Pride…and Trump
Perhaps Donald J. Trump — and Michael Rossmann, SJ — could learn something from the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius.