by Ian Peoples, SJ | Nov 11, 2022 | Saints 101, Series ~ Approx. 4 mins
Of all the homilies I heard during my two year novitiate, the one I remember best was given by Fr. Raymond Fitzgerald on November 11, 2015. It’s memorable for a number of reasons, but mostly because Fr. Fitzgerald was the one giving it. At the time, he was suffering...
by Philip Nahlik, SJ | Nov 1, 2022 | Jesuit 101, Series, Spirituality ~ Approx. 3 mins
The following reflection is part of our “Jesuit 101” series. This piece helps us to better understand the First Week of the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius Loyola. Every Sunday, I read my favorite section of the New York Times: the Vows. I am fascinated by how...
by Dan Finucane, SJ | Oct 11, 2022 | Catholic 101, Current Events, Global Catholicism, Series ~ Approx. 7 mins
This year marks the 60th anniversary of the Second Vatican Council, or Vatican II, the 21st ecumenical (or worldwide) council to have taken place in the Catholic Church. In 1959, Pope Saint John XXIII called for an ecumenical council with the purpose of bringing the...
by Sean Barry, SJ | Sep 30, 2022 | Saints 101 ~ Approx. 4 mins
St. Therese of Lisieux, affectionately known as “The Little Flower,” is one of the most popular saints of recent memory and beloved by many, myself included. She was born in 1873, the youngest of five daughters to Louis and Zelie Martin (themselves now also saints). ...
by Steve Molvarec, SJ | Jul 14, 2022 | A Deacon's Diary ~ Approx. 9 mins
This is the fourteenth installment of A Deacon’s Diary. In the thirteenth installment, Steve prepared for his priestly ordination. I. For the third time this year, I was prostrate on the floor of a church. This time, it was a plain, beige, linoleum floor. I was...
