by Brennan Dour, SJ | Dec 16, 2025 | Advent, Christmas, Spirituality, The Jesuits ~ Approx. 6 mins
Alongside watching Elf and The Santa Clause for the umpteenth time, I count taking a copy of Fr. Alfred Delp, SJ’s prison writings down from my bookshelf as one of the pillars of my annual Advent routine. For the past several years, since first encountering Delp’s...
by Pablo Velasquez, SJ | Apr 22, 2023 | Creation, Pop Culture ~ Approx. 4 mins
On October 13, 2021, 91-year-old Star Trek actor William Shatner traveled into space on a Blue Origin space shuttle. His experience was not at all what he expected. Instead of finding colorful lights from the stars, as seen in his series or in modified images from...
by Daniel Mascarenhas, SJ | Mar 21, 2023 | Lent, Prayers, Spirituality ~ Approx. 5 mins
I lay in the hospital bed awaiting surgery, watching the clock tick toward the scheduled surgery time. Did time pass so slowly in reality? Alone in the waiting room with nothing to divert my attention for the next half hour, I pondered what lay ahead. This would be my...
by Sebastian Salamanca Huet, SJ | Mar 2, 2023 | Current Events, Global Catholicism, In the News, Religious Life, The Jesuits ~ Approx. 3 mins
I was supposed to start my new assignment in December. My flight was scheduled, and my things (art material, some books, and my winter clothes) were sent… but my thesis was still not finished. Everything got canceled, and I felt as if I hadn’t fulfilled my first...
by Sean Barry, SJ | Nov 8, 2022 | Pop Culture, TV ~ Approx. 3 mins
On October 7th, Netflix released the third season of the acclaimed Irish comedy, Derry Girls. The series follows five working-class friends from three families (Erin, Orla, Clare, Michelle, and James) going through Catholic high school in Derry (or Londonderry,...
