We all have a calling from God – a vocation. On this Feast of the Annunciation, Christopher Alt, SJ, explores Mary’s own vocation story through Botticelli’s art.
Real Presence: The Ministry of a Sports Chaplain
As he concludes his regency mission at Loyola High School of Detroit, Eddie Wesonga, SJ, reflects on his ministry as a sports chaplain and the ways it invited him into authentic encounter and a deeper relationship with his students.
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.
The Trans-Pacific What Now?
TJP’s Ken Homan, SJ reacts to TPP: a secretive free-trade bill that ignores the poor.
Real Presence: On (Being) Musical Wallpaper
Sometimes you’re the lead and sometimes you’re the back-up. In either case Keith Maczkiewicz, SJ sees the gift in your offering…the power of your presence.
It Takes a Community: Cristo Rey & Carlos Belmont
Dan Dixon, SJ spends a day following a tech-savvy young Cristo Rey student, Carlos Belmont. In a midtown Manhattan skyscraper, the truth rises again: it takes a community to educate a child.
The After-Math: Which Lives Matter?
In light of even more troubling events in the news, Brendan Busse reflects not just on how many deaths matter but on how any lives matter.
No SNAP for You!
Should the poor be banned from eating certain foods? Nate Romano explores what is really behind recent attempts to change what SNAP (more commonly known as food stamps) can be used for.
Unsolicited Advice for College Seniors
The Muppets can help you prepare for graduation? Jason Downer SJ explains.