by Christopher Alt, SJ | Feb 17, 2021 | Blogs, Lent, Spirituality ~ Approx. 4 mins
I met Javier – aka Zoom-Zoom – at Otisville State Penitentiary, 80 miles north of New York City. I was there coordinating a retreat for Thrive For Life Prison Project. Javier spoke perfect Spanglish and stood five-foot-nothing, though I soon noticed his outsized...
by Mike Martinez, SJ | Apr 10, 2020 | Film, Holy Week, Lent, Music, Pop Culture, Prayers, The Jesuits, Videos ~ Approx. 2min
On this Good Friday, let us ask for the grace that the pain of the cross may be our ‘wake up call’ to the pain of the world. I invite us to prayerfully reflect upon the images, lyrics and sounds of this music video I produced in response to this global pandemic. What...
by Ryan Birjoo, SJ | Apr 9, 2020 | Art, Film, Pop Culture ~ Approx. 6 mins
In the Spiritual Exercises, St. Ignatius invites us to imagine scenes from the gospel in our prayer. In this “composition of place,” we try to see the furnishings in a room, inhale the smells wafting in a market, hear the sound of the waves crashing on the sea...
by Billy Critchley-Menor, SJ | Apr 8, 2020 | Blogs, Holy Week, Lent, Spirituality ~ Approx. 4 mins
It’s because of Holy Week that we can approach the Coronavirus crisis with the hope we do. It’s because of Holy Week that we approach death the way we do. It’s because of Holy Week that Christians are anything at all. There is no doubt, and you will read this in so...
by Ryan Birjoo, SJ | Mar 19, 2020 | Current Events, Faith & Family, Global Catholicism, In the News, Prayers, Religious Life, Spirituality ~ Approx. 3 mins
The last month has brought a global pandemic that has challenged the narratives of our busy lives. COVID-19 is forcing many of us to take a step back from our daily routines as we try to prevent its spread. Many of the moments that we expected to share, from March...
