Jesus’s first miracle was turning water into wine. Deacon Tommy O’Donnell, SJ, reflects on how we Jesus transforms our lives into something extraordinary. Based on the readings for the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time.
A Pilgrimage to the “City of Charity”
As part of their novitiate experience, many Jesuit novices undertake a pilgrimage during their first year of formation. Chris Kinkor, SJ, reflects on the first stop of his 2024 pilgrimage to the National Shrine and Basilica of Our Lady of Victory in Lackawanna, NY and what it taught him about relying on God’s Providence.
An Invitation to Consider Spiritual Direction this Easter Season
Your walk with God is already underway. Spiritual direction is a way of paying attention to God with you on your journey. As we journey through the Easter season, Eric Panicco, SJ offers an introduction to Spiritual Direction and an invitation to consider incorporating it into your own walk of faith.
Inside the Jesuit Novitiate: Reflections on the Novitiate from a Recently-Vowed Jesuit
The Jesuit Novitiate can be a mysterious time for family and friends of Jesuit novices. Paul Gillam, SJ, offers a look at the novitiate experience from the perspective of a Jesuit who took First Vows in August, 2025 and shares his reflections on the first stage of Jesuit formation.
Charles Taylor on the Twin Challenge of Christians in a Secular Age
According to Charles Taylor, Christianity animates us in two ways: it calls us to accept high goals, but also to sanctify the ordinary.
James Martin, SJ: How to Let God Renew You
We can all feel a bit stuck in our routines and habits from time to time. We are all in need of growth and renewal. Fr. James Martin, SJ, offers some tips on how to let God renew us.
Papal Infallibility and the Assumption: What difference does the location of Mary’s body make?
The Assumption matters because it reminds us, with almost embarrassing boldness, of the shocking materiality of Catholic belief in the afterlife.
The Sacredness of Saying Goodbye
Where is God in the sadness of saying goodbye to friends and loved ones? He is in the very people we are parting from. And in saying farewell, the divine image can shine through most brightly.
God’s Voice Between the Static / La Voz de Dios en la Estática
God’s voice is sometimes loud and sometimes as soft as a drop of water.
Poem: Sacrificed Freedom
Sacrificed Freedom (Audio recording of the author's reading) The paschal mystery Has passed through My mortal body Chameleon-like transformation: From pain to peace, Broken to beautiful, Satiation to surrender, To love. The pit of unhealed spirit Had bound around My...