by Jason Britsch, SJ | Mar 30, 2024 | Holy Week, Spirituality ~ Approx. 6 mins
Often in life, we find ourselves in periods of waiting. While enduring a difficult situation or holding out hope, sometimes all we can do is wait. When these times come, we want to tell ourselves that the waiting will be worth it in the end – but it’s so difficult...
by Jason Britsch, SJ | May 18, 2023 | Catholic 101 ~ Approx. 5 mins
When I was a kid, some of the worst words to wake up to were: “Rise and shine! We have to go to Mass today.” “Today? On a Wednesday?” “Yep, it’s a Holy Day of Obligation.” “Oh, great. That means the Church is making us go to Mass in the middle of the week. Does...
by Luke Lapean, SJ | May 11, 2022 | Creation, Easter ~ Approx. 4 mins
Growing up in rural Vermont, I was aware of what a gift the natural world was from a very young age. Some of my earliest experiences of God came from spending nights outside under the stars, marveling at the immensity of it all, especially on those nights when the...
by Steve Molvarec, SJ | Apr 28, 2022 | A Deacon's Diary, Easter, Holy Week, Lent ~ Approx. 5 mins
This is the eleventh installment of A Deacon’s Diary. In the tenth installment, Steve wondered if God made him eccentric. I. The checkerboard squares of the stone floor were cold. And uncomfortable as they pressed into my ribs. It was Good Friday and after...
by Joe Lorenz, SJ | Apr 18, 2022 | Easter, Music ~ Approx. 7 mins
Lent is easier than Easter. The struggle of life, a gnawing sense of our own inadequacy, the patience of everyday life–these Lenten themes are not a stretch for the mind. Incompleteness and wandering in the wilderness are the very taste of the ordinary. Easter,...
