by Patrick Hyland, SJ | Apr 15, 2022 | Film, Justice, The Jesuits ~ Approx. 4 mins
“But man does not drive to be free for himself and content with himself.”1 According to Jürgen Multmann in The Crucified God, Psalm 18, verse 36 is not often understood. He says it should read,“You show me that you are great by your humiliation of yourself” because,...
by Patrick Hyland, SJ | Apr 1, 2022 | Ignatian Year, Jesuit 101, The Jesuits ~ Approx. 6 mins
There may be no Ignatian term that is more misused than the word magis. Indeed, it is Latin and it does mean “more,” but that hardly gets to the Ignatian meaning of the term. That is because magis does not necessarily nor simply mean more. In fact, it often means...
by Eric Immel, SJ | Mar 30, 2022 | Jesuit 101, Series, Spirituality ~ Approx. 5 mins
I’ve never read a word of Richard Carlson’s viral self-help series, Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff…and it’s All Small Stuff, so let me be clear at the onset – I am not taking issue with the notion that life might be best spent learning how to discern what’s worth...
by Dan Finucane, SJ | Mar 22, 2022 | Blogs, Justice, Prayers, Religious Life, Sacraments, Spirituality, Topics ~ Approx. 6 mins
The following article is the latest of Dan’s reflections on prison ministry in Belize. His last article can be found here. When I walk into Belize Central Prison, the stench of human waste and sewage hits, wave after wave, the deeper into the compound I get. The...
by Patrick Hyland, SJ | Mar 16, 2022 | Blogs, Prayers, Spirituality ~ Approx. 4 mins
At the end of every summer, Jesuits in the Midwest have to write a reflection letter to the delegate or director who oversees their formation. One way to look at this is as just another task to complete—another thing to write in the eleven year process of becoming a...
