What Pilots Can Teach Us About Prayer

What Pilots Can Teach Us About Prayer

I like flying less and less. Perhaps it is because I am getting older, but the thrill I once had of “getting away” no longer holds much luster. Airport trips, I now realize, require me to arrive early – which I do not tend to do – only to wait – which I often struggle...
Why I Put Pronouns in My Profile

Why I Put Pronouns in My Profile

Content Warning: This piece contains language regarding suicide, self-harm, bullying, and trauma. In June 2021, my friend Caroline posted a story on her Instagram with encouragement to add pronouns to one’s profile, as well as instructions on how to do so. I responded...
Sometimes, it’s best to leave it to the mule.

Sometimes, it’s best to leave it to the mule.

July 31, 2022, marked the end of the Ignatian Year, a time that Jesuits and our collaborators around the world celebrated 500 years after the conversion of St Ignatius of Loyola. Ignatius had sustained injuries from a cannonball defending the city of Pamplona. During...