Why do we receive Communion right before Mass ends? Angelo Canta, SJ, reflects on how we’re sent from Mass to be the Body of Christ in the world.
Coming Soon: Season 9 of The Jesuit Border Podcast
Season 9 of The Jesuit Border Podcast is launching next week. The team has seen a lot of changes on the border and across the country since our last season ended in April. Listen to today’s teaser for a glimpse into the lives of Victoria and Lian who share their stories.
The Spiritual Foundation of a Lasting Ecological Conversion
How do the Spiritual Exercises speak to an ecological crisis? In this Season of Creation, Daniel Mascarenhas, SJ proposes an “Ecological First Principle and Foundation” to ground a lasting ecological conversion.
Jesuit and Artist: A Vocation Shaped by Claver and the Tarahumara
How can brushstrokes become a prayer? In this reflection, Sebastián Salamanca-Huet, SJ recounts how St. Peter Claver and the Rarámuri people helped him see that being Jesuit and artist are not two callings, but one vocation.
Something I Never Thought About, Jesuits as Plastic Surgeons?
Throughout my four years as an undergraduate pre-med student, and my seven years as a Jesuit walking the path to become a physician, I never considered a career in plastic surgery. I was in new territory this past December during my third year of medical school when I found myself spending one month as part of the Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery team.
Grief and Illusion in Marvel’s “WandaVision”
How does the Marvel miniseries “WandaVision” help us explore grief?
The Year of St. Joseph: Five Essential Lessons for Humanity
During the Year of Saint Joseph, what does this silent saint have to teach our hurting and divided world? Michael Martinez SJ reflects on five of his important lessons for us today.
The Jesuit Guide to 2021 March Madness
Attention all NCAA Basketball fans: You only have a few hours left to fill out your March Madness bracket! This year, Justin Grosnick and Dan Dixon suggest five tips to pick with your heart instead of your head – and have more fun in the process.
What’s in a Name, Anyway? Finding Solace in Our Patron Saints
Names are powerful. I had a professor in college who I have gotten to know well since I graduated, and I still cannot call her by her first name. Conversely, I have graduate professors who insist I call them by their first names. Then there’s my local parish priest back home whom I call “father” because nothing else fits. Names, what we call people, matter. Read how the names of Saints can inspire our lives.
Catholics Need to Learn how to Deal With Disagreements. St. Peter Faber Can Help.
St. Peter Faber is a model for how Catholics can approach disagreements in a more Christian way.