What junk keeps you from having a deeper relationship with Jesus? Conan Rainwater, SJ, says our love for the Lord shows itself in those whose lives we touch. Based on the readings from the Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time.
Grief, Relationality, and Animals: A Call to Bother to Love
Grief at the death of animals reveals a moral obligation we too often ignore. Daniel Mascarenhas, SJ argues that if we dare to feel this grief, it becomes a call to love them as fellow creatures of God.
Unstoppable Grace: Sacraments and Sinful Ministers
Reflecting on his current studies in theology, Josh reflects on how a hundreds-year-old debate on the sacraments touched his own life and brought him healing.
Atomic Pilgrim: A Book Review
In his forthcoming memoir Atomic Pilgrim, James Patrick Thomas recounts his cross-continental pilgrimage from Washington State to the Holy Land and his later activism back home. Writing for The Jesuit Post, Luke Lapean, SJ reflects on how the memoir provocatively asks whether true success in the struggle for change lies in measurable outcomes or in the quiet, interior transformation of the one who walks the road.
Talk 5: Loving as Jesus Loved | Lenten Retreat 2022
Jesus told his disciples, “Love one another as I love you.” In this week’s talk of our Lenten Retreat, David explores the way that Jesus treats others in scripture. Jesus gives us an example of expansive, inclusive love.
Jesuit 101: There’s More to Magis
Have you ever heard the term Magis? Too often this Ignatian term gets misused. Magis doesn’t just mean “more.” There’s more to it than that.
Take a Little Time to Sweat the Small Stuff
We have to sweat the small stuff, because many times, the small stuff is where the good and evil spirit are at work.
Living the Synod on Synodality
The Synod on Synodality is all about listening to the people of God. But what does that look like in action? Read how one parish in Cleveland is implementing the synod through listening sessions with parishioners and the fruits these conversations are bearing.
No need to be wordy with God, simple prayers are great, too
In his first article, RJ revels in what a terminally ill patient taught him about prayer.
Talk 4: The True Vine | Lenten Retreat 2022
Jesus says that he is the true vine. That must mean there are false vines out there too. In this talk, David introduces the meditation on the Two Standards and reflects on the things that draw us closer or further from Christ.