by Ian Peoples, SJ | Mar 11, 2022 | Jesuit 101, Spirituality, The Jesuits ~ Approx. 10 mins
How do you respond when people ask, “how are you doing?” If you’re like me, you often offer some form of an empty answer, like, “I’m good, how are you?” But do you ever think to answer, “Oh, I’m experiencing some serious desolation lately”? Or, “I’m experiencing a lot...
by Michael Pederson, SJ | Nov 26, 2021 | Jesuit 101, Religious Life, Spirituality, Sports, The Jesuits ~ 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 Ignatian Discernment. To learn more about this discernment, check out our explainer article: “Jesuit 101: Finding Our Way Through...
by Patrick Hyland, SJ | Nov 13, 2021 | Events, Ignatian Year, Jesuit 101, Series, Spirituality, The Jesuits ~ Approx. 4 mins
The following reflection is part of our “Jesuit 101” series, celebrating the Ignatian Year. This piece helps us to dive deeper into Ignatian Discernment. To learn more about this discernment, check out our explainer article: “Jesuit 101: Finding Our Way Through...
by Reynaldo Belfort Pierrilus, SJ | Nov 5, 2021 | Jesuit 101, Spirituality, The Jesuits ~ Approx. 8 mins
In life we constantly make choices, both big and small. Smaller choices might include how to recreate or what movie we will see. Bigger choices include buying a house, whether or not to get married, and with whom, or whether or not to enter religious life and if so,...
by Sean Teets, SJ | Sep 9, 2021 | Pop Culture, Religious Life, Spirituality, Sports ~ Approx. 5 mins
In the TV show Friday Night Lights, the head coach inspires his players with the phrase: clear eyes, full hearts, can’t lose. This expression reminds the football team to open their minds and hearts to new possibilities. In a spiritual lens, this phrase reminds me to...
