by Ian Peoples, SJ | Oct 14, 2022 | Jesuit 101, Spirituality, The Jesuits ~ Approx. 8 mins
Last year, The Jesuit Post started the “Jesuit 101” series in honor of the Ignatian Year. This year, we want to continue this series and focus on the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius Loyola, the heart of the Jesuits. We will explore a different aspect...
by Adam Bohan, SJ | May 26, 2020 | Spirituality ~ Approx. 3 mins
In the Catholic tradition there is a piece of wisdom handed down by St. Thomas Aquinas: “Grace perfects nature.” In a recent encounter during my nursing clinicals I learned a bit more about this theological insight. Cooperating in a moment of grace with one patient...
by Erin Kast, SJ | Jan 20, 2020 | Blogs, Prayers, Race, Spirituality ~ Approx. 3 mins
Facing our history can be disheartening and inspiring, often at the same time. Every human life – and nation, and society, and institution – is marked both by the wound of sin and the ointment of grace. In recent years the Society of Jesus in the United States has had...
by David Inczauskis, SJ | Aug 16, 2019 | Art, Music, Pop Culture ~ Approx. 3 mins
There is a common feature among every hero known to humanity. It shows up in the face of adversity, in a watershed moment. There is a choice to make: to cave into fear, anger, and despair or to persevere in love, joy, and hope. In this moment the weak go low, but the...
