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...
by Billy Critchley-Menor, SJ | Mar 16, 2020 | Current Events, Lent, Spirituality ~ Approx. 3 mins
I’m not the only one to point out the resonance between the COVID-19 crisis and the spiritual season of Lent. Both seem to be desert experiences. With Lent comes new activities and practices, some of which are quite practical. We wear different colors (purple...
by Christopher Alt, SJ | Mar 4, 2020 | Blogs, Lent, Spirituality ~ Approx. 4 mins
Not a Lent goes by that I do not think of this Native American legend. It goes like this: A mighty wind shook the mountain upon which the nest was perched, causing the single eagle egg resting there to tumble through the air until – poof – it landed on the canyon...
