by Brent Otto, SJ | May 18, 2020 | In the News, Signs of Easter ~ Approx. 4 mins
Only two weeks remain in the Easter season, but for many of us we may still be waiting to feel the joy of celebrating Christ’s resurrection. It is the greatest cornerstone of our faith, and yet where is there new life, hope, triumph over death, and the glory of God in...
by Ian Peoples, SJ | May 15, 2020 | Faith & Family, Series, Signs of Easter ~ Approx. 4 mins
This continues to be one of the most extraordinary Easter seasons of my entire life. You see, I’m a Jesuit in formation, but I’ve spent the past two months at my parents’ house. Instead of going through the stay-at-home trials and tribulations with my Jesuit community...
by Jake Braithwaite, SJ | May 13, 2020 | Blogs, Spirituality ~ Approx. 3 mins
In my second year as a Jesuit, I was sent to work with a group of students at McQuaid Jesuit High School in Rochester, NY. 1 It wasn’t the assignment I was expecting. I had tried to plot my way into an assignment where I might work with theater students, live near...
by Matt Briand SJ | May 11, 2020 | Faith & Politics, In the News ~ Approx. 4 mins
Our country has been straining under the pressure of stay-at-home orders. When told to wear masks, people have responded with vitriol in forms such as spit, snot, profanity, and most tragically, murder. In a more organized and public form, people have expressed their...
by Eric Immel, SJ | Apr 29, 2020 | Blogs, Spirituality ~ Approx. 4 mins
Four of us sat in a recently warmed and running car, the driveway shoveled but filling again with December snow. One of my family of five was running late, and our parish, a mere two-minute drive from our home, was preparing for Christmas Eve Mass. When we finally...
