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.
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.
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.
Jesus came to put us in our place. Humble the exalted, exalt the humble. Uli Covarrubias, SJ, reminds us that through this Jesus calls us to be near him and the Father. Check out this week's One-Minute Homily, based on the readings for September 1, 2019, which you can...
Joe Wotawa looks to the blues as a spiritual resource for all of us who have ever lost direction in our lives.
Eric Immel, SJ grows in humility by remembering that his life is a gift and he grows in generosity by trying to be more like the ones who nurtured it for him in the first place.
You know #thatmomentwhen you thought all was lost and then realized that wasn’t actually the case? Keith Maczkiewicz, SJ reflects on #thatmomentwhen resurrection happens.
If only all theology lessons were delivered with theme music and pyrotechnics…
TJP’s own equalizer, Quentin Dupont, brings a fresh dose of égalité to the income inequality debate.
Why do we love travel memoirs? John Shea looks at the adventures of some recent college grads.