by Michael Pederson, SJ | Nov 26, 2021 | Jesuit 101, Religious Life, Spirituality, Sports, The Jesuits ~ Approx. 5 mins
The following reflection is part of our “Jesuit 101” series, celebrating the Ignatian Year. This piece helps us to dive deeper into Ignatian Discernment. To learn more about this discernment, check out our explainer article: “Jesuit 101: Finding Our Way Through...
by Sean Barry, SJ | Nov 24, 2021 | Blogs, Faith & Family, Spirituality ~ Approx. 3 mins
The days are steadily growing shorter. The temperature is dropping, and people are starting to don hats and heavier coats. Every year around Thanksgiving, I like to pray with the question, “What am I grateful for?” I think it’s a good question for everyone to pray...
by Reynaldo Belfort Pierrilus, SJ | Nov 5, 2021 | Jesuit 101, Spirituality, The Jesuits ~ Approx. 8 mins
In life we constantly make choices, both big and small. Smaller choices might include how to recreate or what movie we will see. Bigger choices include buying a house, whether or not to get married, and with whom, or whether or not to enter religious life and if so,...
by Eric Immel, SJ | Nov 4, 2021 | Blogs, Jesuit 101, Prayers, Religious Life, Series, Spirituality, The Jesuits ~ Approx. 4 mins
The following reflection is part of our “Jesuit 101” series, celebrating the Ignatian Year. This piece helps us to dive deeper into Ignatian Contemplation. To learn more about this form of prayer, check out our explainer article: “Jesuit 101: Ignatian Contemplation,...
by Jim Kennedy, SJ | Nov 3, 2021 | Spirituality, The Jesuits, TJPodcast ~ Approx. 4 mins
Every history teacher has two goals when planning a lesson or unit: to make the unfamiliar familiar and the familiar unfamiliar. The joy of teaching is complete when students encounter something they’ve never studied before and begin to understand and savor the new...
