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This Advent, Embrace the Silence and Grow Closer to Our Newborn Savior

This Advent, Embrace the Silence and Grow Closer to Our Newborn Savior

by Noah Banasiewicz, SJ | Dec 8, 2022 | Advent, Holidays, Spirituality    ~ Approx. 4 mins

The following reflection is part of our “Jesuit 101” series. This piece helps us to dive deeper into the Contemplation on the Incarnation from the Spiritual Exercises. To learn more about this contemplation, check out our explainer article: “Jesuit 101: The...
How Mary and Jesus Helped Me Discover Family in Prison

How Mary and Jesus Helped Me Discover Family in Prison

by Dan Finucane, SJ | Jan 11, 2022 | Blogs, Justice, Religious Life, Spirituality, Topics    ~ Approx. 6 mins

Each day I am at Belize Central Prison, I pray a Hail Mary during my walk from the youth facility to the rehabilitation center.1  Sometimes, I pray more than one. But at the very least, as soon as I part ways with Ian, my fellow Jesuit regent and companion, “Hail...
Jesus’ Birth Today: Imagining the Nativity

Jesus’ Birth Today: Imagining the Nativity

by Brett Helbling, SJ | Dec 22, 2021 | Christmas, Current Events, Holidays, Justice, Spirituality, Topics    ~ Approx. 4 mins

Nativity scenes are everywhere this time of year. There’s a porcelain one on the mantel, one made of small clay figures on the dinner table, a large one adorns the altar of the parish. I’ve even seen a nativity scene with living animals. Be careful, the donkey bites. ...

The Annunciation: Praying with Botticelli’s Mary | One-Minute Homily

by Christopher Alt, SJ | Mar 25, 2021 | One-Minute Homily, Videos    ~ Approx. 1 min

We all have a calling from God – a vocation. On this Feast of the Annunciation, Christopher Alt, SJ, explores Mary’s own vocation story through Botticelli’s art. All of us have a calling from God – a vocation. On today’s Feast of the Annunciation, we...

Jesus Visits His Mother After the Resurrection | One-Minute Homily

by Joe Laramie, SJ | Apr 12, 2020 | One-Minute Homily, Videos    ~ Approx. 1 min

Who wouldn’t visit their mom after being away for a while? In the Spiritual Exercises, St. Ignatius has us imagine Jesus visiting Mary, his mother, first after the resurrection. Take a moment to imagine the intense joy of this resurrection encounter. Happy...
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In prayer, we might ask things of God—but sometimes God will not answer how and when we might want. Greg Okumu, SJ reflects on prayer using his own experience of the 30-day silent Spiritual Exercises retreat. Based on the readings for the 29th Sunday of Ordinary Time.

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