by Austin Kleman, SJ | May 11, 2023 | Catholic 101 ~ Approx. 6 mins
“I just need to trust in God more, and then I won’t be so anxious,” “This is just my cross, and Jesus calls us to pick up our crosses and follow him,” “God never gives us what we can’t handle.” These phrases are used far too frequently by the faithful struggling...
by Nate Cortas, SJ | Apr 3, 2023 | Current Events, Music, Pop Culture ~ Approx. 4 mins
Boygenius spends much of their latest album, The Record, listless and wondering. Released last Friday to critical acclaim and earning the band a place on the cover of February’s Rolling Stone, its collection of twelve indie-rock songs has caught listeners in a similar...
by Tucker Redding, SJ | Oct 28, 2022 | Creation, Faith & Politics, Global Catholicism, Immigration, In the News, Justice, Race, Sexuality, The Jesuits ~ Approx. 7 mins
Last weekend, nearly 2000 students came to Washington, D.C., in the name of a faith that does justice. These students attended the Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice, the largest annual Catholic social justice gathering in the United States. This conference brings...
by An Nguyen Vu, SJ | Aug 17, 2022 | Art, Prayers, Spirituality ~ Approx. 4 mins
The world of my childhood was a very enchanted one, where the supernatural seemed ready to jump out at you around every corner. To the six-year-old me, it was a mysterious and scary place. It didn’t exactly help that the house that we lived in was purportedly haunted....
by Dan Finucane, SJ | Jan 11, 2022 | Blogs, Justice, Religious Life, Spirituality, Topics ~ Approx. 6 mins
Each day I am at Belize Central Prison, I pray a Hail Mary during my walk from the youth facility to the rehabilitation center.1 Sometimes, I pray more than one. But at the very least, as soon as I part ways with Ian, my fellow Jesuit regent and companion, “Hail...
