by Sean Barry, SJ | Jun 29, 2022 | Jesuit 101, Series ~ Approx. 3 mins
The following reflection is part of our “Jesuit 101” series, celebrating the Ignatian Year. This piece helps us to better understand the vocation of Jesuit Brothers. To learn more, check out our explainer article: “Jesuit 101: Jesuit Brothers.” When I became a...
by Ken Homan, SJ | Jun 17, 2022 | Ignatian Year, Jesuit 101, Religious Life, Spirituality, The Jesuits ~ Approx. 5 mins
The following reflection is part of our “Jesuit 101” series, celebrating the Ignatian Year. This piece helps us to better understand the vocation of Jesuit Brothers. To learn more, check out our explainer article: “Jesuit 101: Jesuit Brothers.” When folks find...
by Doug Jones, SJ | Jun 6, 2022 | The Jesuits ~ Approx. 6 mins
In June 2017, I had the occasion to meet the eminent Jesuit historian Fr. John Padberg, who died just a few months ago at age 95. I was a Jesuit novice at the time, toward the beginning of my journey in religious life. Knowing Fr. Padberg was such an esteemed Jesuit...
by James Millikan, SJ | Jun 2, 2022 | Sports, The Jesuits ~ Approx. 7 mins
And the crowd goes wild “Well, I’ve never seen anything like this before,” I muttered. After a real slobberknocker that sent a player to the turf and the crowd howling, the athletic director stormed onto the field, stared down the crowd, and began to speak. “This is...
by Christian Verghese, SJ | May 17, 2022 | Justice, The Jesuits, TJP Reads ~ Approx. 6 mins
Amid the continued barrage of images from the Ruso-Ukrainian conflict, you may have encountered harrowing footage of tattooed Salvadoran prisoners stripped down to their underwear and stacked against each other in jail yards throughout the country. In April, El...
