A friend once told me: “Expectations are resentments under construction.”
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.
My Back is Killing Me
Keith Maczkiewicz, SJ discovers that his back pain is less about physique than it is about fear.
Where Are You From? It’s Complicated
It’s a seemingly simple question, but Michael Rossmann, SJ explores the many ways of asking and answering, “Where are you from?”
An Overview of Amoris Laetitia
The Pope’s new exhortation places Church teaching on the family in the context of love and mercy.
Amoris Laetitia: Deciding to Love
Love is a decision we make over and over again. Danny Gustafson, SJ reflects on Pope Francis’ apostolic exhortation.
10 Inspiring Quotes from Amoris Laetitia
“Young love needs to keep dancing towards the future.” Michael Rossmann, SJ points to 10 key quotations from the Pope’s exhortation.
Carrying Fire
Tasked with carrying a huge candle at Easter, Eric Immel, SJ, ponders what it is that keeps him captive to the flame.