This is World Mission Sunday and today Brian Strassburger, SJ, reminds us that we're all called to be missionaries, no matter where we are. Based on the readings for Sunday, October 21, 2018, which you can find here: https://bit.ly/2p3AEo2
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.
The Artist is Present
Our own performing artist Billy Biegler on how silence can speak volumes.
¿Acaba Volvo de ganarse el Internet?
¿Qué tienen en común Volvo, Enya y Jean-Clude Van Damme? Nada. Ese es el punto.
Did Volvo Just Win the Internet?
What do Jean-Claude Van Damme, Enya, sunsets, and Volvos have in common? Nothing. That’s the point.
The Rejected Stone: Celebrating 50 Years of Doctor Who
John Shea calls our attention to the outsiders — aliens even — who laid the foundation for 50 years of Doctor Who.
JFK and the Call to Be More
On the 50th anniversary of his death, Danny Gustafson asks why we keep coming back to JFK, searching for more.
#TBT: The Blood of the Martyrs
“It’s like everyone here attends the same school!” — Vinny Marchionni does the math on what you get adding together 8 martyrs, 10 Cristo Rey students, and 1,500 members of the Ignatian Family.