Jesus commanded us to love one another, but do we really know how to do that?
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 and The Perfect
What do we sacrifice when winning is everything? Garrett Gundlach, SJ realizes that his competitive streak is often in the way of grace.
A Concrete Hope: Francis and the Refugee Crisis
Pope Francis asks every European parish, monastery, and religious community to welcome a single refugee family into their home, notes Brendan Busse. A flood of humanity awaits the response.
The Way Women Talk?
When do preferences about style become exercises of privilege and power? Matt Spotts, SJ, investigates.
The Face of Jesus
People have told TJP writer Brian Strassburger, S.J. that he looks like Jesus. It leaves him wondering: “Um, what exactly does Jesus look like?”
Newborn: Prayers Answered
Nothing captures the longing for God quite like the precious vulnerability of newborns and the prayers that surround them. Keith Maczkiewicz, SJ prays for and with his newborn niece
TJP Reads: All the King’s Men
“It might have been all different, Jack.” Summer reading leads Danny Gustafson, SJ, to ask, “But what if?”