by Dickson Tiwelfil, SJ | Feb 15, 2022 | Religious Life, Spirituality, The Jesuits ~ Approx. 4 mins
So many things troubled my mind when the first semester came to an end. 2021 left me with so many unwanted thoughts and feelings. I couldn’t finish a final paper for one of my classes, one of my professors sent me a disappointed email about a late submission, and a...
by Patrick Hyland, SJ | Jan 5, 2022 | Current Events, Prayers, Religious Life, Spirituality ~ Approx. 3 mins
When I got COVID, I had to start asking for things in a new way. Like so many, I was confined to my room for about one week. While the internet and good books, along with phone calls and Facetime, can occupy my time as much as anyone’s, during meal times I felt...
by Conan Rainwater, SJ | Dec 10, 2021 | Creation, Current Events, Global Catholicism, Holidays, Jesuit 101, Prayers ~ Approx. 5 mins
The following reflection is part of our “Jesuit 101” series, celebrating the Ignatian Year. This piece helps us to dive deeper into the Contemplation on the Incarnation from the Spiritual Exercises. To learn more about this contemplation, check out our explainer...
by Brian Strassburger, SJ | Dec 1, 2020 | Current Events, In the News, Justice ~ Approx. 9 mins
COVID-19 is not the first pandemic of our lifetime. But we’re certainly acting like it is. Missteps, misinformation, and pandemic-fatigue have propelled the virus into a brutal new wave of infections in the United States and elsewhere around the world. Have we...
by Brendan Gottschall, SJ | Jul 13, 2020 | Faith & Family, In the News ~ Approx. 4 mins
As many states have begun to open up and loosen restrictions on “non-essential” activities, many Catholics have been asking themselves: “Should I go to Sunday Mass?” Without the pandemic, the answer is “Go to Mass,” of course! But the pandemic has made just leaving...
