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...
by Brett Helbling, SJ | Mar 1, 2022 | Blogs, Religious Life, Spirituality ~ Approx. 5 mins
. . . Each mortal thing does one thing and the same: Deals out that being indoors each one dwells . . . For Christ plays in ten thousand places, Lovely in limbs, and lovely in eyes not his . . . – “As Kingfishers Catch Fire, Dragonflies Draw Flame,”...
by Sean Barry, SJ | Feb 8, 2022 | Jesuit 101, Pop Culture, Series, Sports ~ Approx. 3 mins
I’m starting to get a little nervous about the state of baseball these days. For more than two months now, the MLB has been in a lockout between the players and owners in the absence of a collective bargaining agreement. Both sides have been at a standstill, with...
by Ian Peoples, SJ | Feb 4, 2022 | Jesuit 101, Series ~ Approx. 8 mins
St. Ignatius was not a nice guy, either before or after his conversion. He was a passionate guy. Before his conversion, he was viciously passionate for his own success, for women, for glory on the battlefield. After his conversion, Ignatius redirected that same energy...
