by Adam Bohan, SJ | Mar 6, 2024 | Prayers, Spirituality ~ Approx. 4 mins
Some hospital realities have a pointed way of needling my nerves. The relentless beeping of medication pumps calling for a nurse permeates like tinnitus. That ringing in my ear is why I initially looked in on this particular patient, a woman in the burn unit’s...
by Conan Rainwater, SJ | Nov 23, 2022 | Global Catholicism, Prayers, Spirituality ~ Approx. 6 mins
Remember me Though I have to say goodbye Remember me Don’t let it make you cry For even if I’m far away I hold you in my heart I sing a secret song to you each night we are apart Remember me Though I have to travel far Remember me Each time you hear a sad guitar Know...
by Andrew Milewski, SJ | Nov 7, 2022 | Pop Culture ~ Approx. 5 mins
Warning: spoilers for the theatrical musical Six. “Divorced, Beheaded, Died.” A group of women in silhouette line the stage. “Divorced, Beheaded, Survived.” Each one of them strikes a dynamic pose as the lights flash. “And tonight we are … live.” The once dark stage...
by Billy Critchley-Menor, SJ | Nov 2, 2022 | Faith & Family, Liturgy, Prayers, Spirituality ~ Approx. 3 mins
“It took me many years of struggle and failure to realize that my real distraction was in my life, not in my prayer.” – Fr. Adolfo Nicolas, former Superior General of the Jesuits Fr. Peter Klink, who I live with at Holy Rosary Mission on the Pine Ridge Indian...
by Steve Molvarec, SJ | Sep 22, 2022 | A Deacon's Diary, Religious Life, The Jesuits ~ Approx. 5 mins
This is the sixteenth installment of A Deacon’s Diary. In the fifteen installment, Steve heard his first confessions. I. It was a summer of firsts (and lasts). First Mass(es). First confessions. First blessings. First weddings. First days and weeks as a priest. Last...
