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.
What would you put in a spiritual survival kit? Fr. Joe Simmons, SJ, talks about bug-out bags and the call to be prepared in this week's One-Minute Homily. Based on the readings for Sunday, August 11, 2019, which you can find here: https://bit.ly/33sS8gD If Jesus came...
A Lebanese Jesuit reacts to the news of the martyrdom of Jesuit Fr. Frans Van Der Lugt in Homs, Syria.
What do wrestling and humility have in common? Quite a bit, writes our resident grappler and coach Ken Homan.
Is unionization the way to save college sports? Nate Romano looks at the issues.
Jesuit Madness 2014 Championship Game: Regis vs Canisius
Wouldn’t going to confession online be so much easier? Eric Ramirez explores what Reconciliation is all about and why the Internet wouldn’t be the best medium for the sacrament.
How would Ace Ventura answer the questions: what’s wrong with our world & what can we do about it?