by Erin Kast, SJ | Nov 16, 2023 | Current Events, In the News ~ Approx. 5 mins
For centuries, anti-semitism was an abhorrent pillar of European Christianity. It drove repeated pogroms against Jews, as when, in 1096, nearly 1,000 Jews were slaughtered by the Christians of Worms after ludicrous accusations regarding the poisoning of a local well....
by Uli Covarrubias, SJ | Feb 14, 2023 | Spirituality ~ Approx. 3 mins
Do you believe in love? This question, simple as it may seem, may elicit a complex array of emotions—from the warmest of glows to the deepest heartache, from the greatest of longings to the most resolute disenchantment. I am no stranger to these difficult emotions,...
by Ian Peoples, SJ | Jan 27, 2023 | Current Events, Justice, Prayers ~ Approx. 4 mins
On January 27th, 1945—78 years ago today—Auschwitz Concentration Camp was liberated by the Soviet troops on the Vistula–Oder Offensive through Eastern Europe. Since 2005, the United Nations encourages all UN members to observe International Holocaust Remembrance Day...
by Uli Covarrubias, SJ | Nov 10, 2022 | Prayers, Spirituality ~ Approx. 2 mins
Is there anything more thrilling, more satisfying, more life-giving than love? It is love alone that makes us dream, makes us believe in the transcendent, and sets us free. But for as beautiful as this mighty force is and for as selflessly as we would like to live it...
by Billy Critchley-Menor, SJ | Nov 2, 2022 | Faith & Family, Liturgy, Prayers, Spirituality ~ Approx. 3 mins
“It took me many years of struggle and failure to realize that my real distraction was in my life, not in my prayer.” – Fr. Adolfo Nicolas, former Superior General of the Jesuits Fr. Peter Klink, who I live with at Holy Rosary Mission on the Pine Ridge Indian...
