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.
We always want more, but Uli Covarrubias, SJ, reminds us that there's only one who can satisfy us. Check out this week's One-Minute Homily, based on the readings for Sunday, August 4. I should really get off my phone, but let me just check one more time to see...
Check out the complete #JesuitMadness Bracket. Follow us via @TheJesuitPost for updates and news. St. Peter Canisius, SJ (1521–1597) Update: "Dutch is Clutch" indeed! Canisius squeaked past Miki by just 3 votes in the first round and then...
Check out the complete #JesuitMadness Bracket. Follow us via @TheJesuitPost for updates and news.
Celebrating Cesar Chavez Day, Marcos Gonzales looks at the new film about Chavez’s life, and wonders how Chavez is still a force for change today.
St. Ignatius basically stole everything from the Dominicans.
How Jesuit buzzwords lead one man to the Dominicans.
Evangelii Gaudium: sixty-five paragraphs on preaching? Pope Francis, you’re making the Dominicans blush.