Election season can be difficult. The intense rhetoric and heightened polarization of today’s society can strain our personal relationships or disrupt our inner peace. This new miniseries offers practical suggestions for how the wisdom of the Spiritual Exercises can...
What junk keeps you from having a deeper relationship with Jesus? Conan Rainwater, SJ, says our love for the Lord shows itself in those whose lives we touch. Based on the readings from the Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Got any junk? Hi, I’m Conan Rainwater,...
“A horror movie.” That’s how Ricardo, a Jesuit friend from Mexico, described the streets of Los Angeles during a recent visit. Families in tattered tents on Skid Row. Crazed men yelling at the shadows. Young women drifting in and out of opioid delirium....
As the saying goes, “Words are cheap.” Conan Rainwater, SJ, reflects on how the Letter of James reminds us that our actions are more important than our words. Based on the readings from the Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time. Do what I say, not what I...
When the Lord asked him if the Apostles would abandon Jesus as so many others had, Peter asked, “To whom else shall we go?” Brian Kemper, SJ, reflects on how everyone is called to remain close to Jesus, who “has the words of eternal life.”...
