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.
Eunuchs for the Endzone
An NFL QB’s commitment to winning makes Dan Everson, SJ think about his vow of chastity.
The Skin I’m In
Sometimes it seems how we look can dictate who we are. Damian Torres-Botello, SJ reflects on the defining power of skin.
Not Your Ordinary Monday
Ok, Easter’s over, back to the real world. Well, yes and no. Michael Rossmann, SJ shows that it doesn’t have to be ordinary time.
10 Moments for Easter Sunday
Some highlights from every Easter, compliments of Juan Ruiz, SJ.
A Good Friday Poem
Good Friday is the day each year that we walk with Jesus in His passion, and hear that haunting question: “Can you drink the cup?”
Revisiting Digimon
Sean Barry, SJ looks back at an old series and sees if its sequel holds up.