Have you ever tried running on sand? Or hiking with loose gravel beneath your feet? It’s not easy.
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.
Iowa 2016: Five Things We Learned
TJP’s resident political analyst Bill McCormick, SJ gives us five lessons we learned from the 2016 Iowa Caucus.
The Iowa Caucus: Just What We Need
The Iowa Caucus might seem a little ridiculous, but Michael Rossmann explains how it might be just what we need.
Sharing Our Stories
Sean Barry, SJ reflects on the experience of sharing his story
Prison Reform: Not Just for Prisoners
Chris Schroeder, SJ asks, What do our prisons say about us, who claim to be a people of redemption? The answer may surprise you.
Sudden Sadness and the World Around Me
Sadness comes, but Eric Immel, SJ remembers that this, too, can be redeemed.
Worth Reading: What “the Other” Can Say
What can love of “the other” look like? Paddy Gilger, SJ looks at a powerful speech by a practitioner of Christian-Muslim dialogue.