by Kevin Karam | Jul 1, 2022 | Film, Pop Culture ~ Approx. 6 mins
When I saw “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” (DSMM), I was completely taken by the religious symbolism and imagery used in the fim. The placement of certain symbols and their use conveyed a meaning that I can’t believe the screenwriters nor director...
by Sebastian Salamanca Huet, SJ | May 26, 2022 | Art, Religious Life, The Jesuits ~ Approx. 4 mins
After entering the Jesuits, I had to transform my relationship with the world of art. Art, especially religious art, has been present in my life since I was two years old. Religious art has been my passion since early on: It marks my way of relating to the surrounding...
by An Nguyen Vu, SJ | Apr 27, 2022 | Art ~ Approx. 3 mins
I spent my early childhood in Vietnam, and one of the things I remember quite vividly is the frequent blackouts. Imagine a huge chunk of the metropolis going dark, succumbing to the night. The darkness seemed to have power over us. It literally stopped everything in...
by Patrick Hyland, SJ | Apr 15, 2022 | Film, Justice, The Jesuits ~ Approx. 4 mins
“But man does not drive to be free for himself and content with himself.”1 According to Jürgen Multmann in The Crucified God, Psalm 18, verse 36 is not often understood. He says it should read,“You show me that you are great by your humiliation of yourself” because,...
by Timothy Bishop, SJ | Mar 7, 2022 | Music ~ Approx. 3 mins
I thought I knew what “Heart Beat” was about when I wrote it last summer. The truth is: I had no clue. This is an experience I have with most of my songs. As I craft the music and draft the lyrics, bits and pieces come together and a whole begins to emerge. I feel a...
