We are all like clay, but who or what is forming us? Fr. Joe Laramie, SJ, reminds us to pay attention to what shapes us in this week's One-Minute Homily. Based on the readings for Sunday, March 3, which you can find here: https://bit.ly/2GVbYsI
Finding God in Football: The Ignatian Examen Applied to Sports
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.
Finding God in Newcastle United’s Long-Awaited Trophy
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.
The Jubilee Year: It’s Time to Come Home
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.
La estrella de oriente… y serpientes de cascabel también
Mira el cielo estrellado y pelea con serpientes de cascabel. Comienza la semana de Navidad con el P. Paul Lickteig y haz conexiones con el pasado.
Valentine’s Day: Let’s Talk About Sex (and Love … and God)
For Valentine’s Day, let’s get some advice on the intersection of sex and spirituality … and why real romantic love involves divine love as well.
Top 5 Celibate and/or Single Valentine’s Day Songs
The perfect Valentine’s Day playlist, especially if you find yourself without a date.
#tbt – The British Are Coming!
Time to remember the British Invasion’s most important ambassadors on their Golden Anniversary.
Just a Stranger on the Bus: On Anonymity and Deception
Eric Immel, SJ isn’t totally honest with a woman on the bus who asks about the ring on his finger. In coming clean he discovers a valuable truth: “We share ourselves again and again in love.”
Catholic Writing Today: Mary Karr
Mary Karr, memoirist and poet, is the latest to join TJP’s series on Catholic writing today.