by Patrick Hyland, SJ | Dec 19, 2023 | Advent, Christmas, Holidays, Spirituality ~ Approx. 3 mins
Lent is a popular time to reflect and meditate on the seven last words of Jesus. Perhaps we should make Advent a popular time to do the same with what may have been the seven first words of Jesus. During Advent, we hear one of the most frequently heard Gospel stories...
by Philip Nahlik, SJ | Jan 3, 2023 | Christmas ~ Approx. 14 mins
Cowboys were never meant to have a home. But no one ever told Mommy that. It was a silly nickname, the result of an unfortunate misspelling on his interstellar Federation papers. He didn’t mind though. “Emmanuel” was much harder for people to remember. And few people...
by Damian Torres-Botello, SJ | Dec 29, 2022 | A Deacon's Diary, The Jesuits ~ Approx. 4 mins
I’m in Kansas City, Missouri. It’s Christmas time and I’m in my hometown visiting family and friends. And this is my first Christmas season as an ordained minister! My dad attends St. John Francis Regis Parish. It’s not a Jesuit parish, though it is named after a...
by Humberto (Beto) Guzmán Parra, SJ | Dec 28, 2022 | Christmas ~ Approx. 7 mins
“Dedicate yourself to love people,” is the advice Ricardo “el Ronco” Robles told to all the Jesuits sent on a mission to Cooper Hill, with the Tarahumaras, a tribe from northern Mexico. But, how is it possible to love when the environment is so complicated? Geography,...
by Ty Wahlbrink, SJ | Dec 19, 2022 | Advent, Pop Culture ~ Approx. 4 mins
Every few years, my family would attend our regional theater’s production of A Christmas Carol to celebrate the holiday season. The large dance party at the Fezziwigs and the snow-dusted fictional Victorian streets conjured romantic dreams of Christmases past. Tiny...
