by Sebastian Salamanca Huet, SJ | Mar 2, 2023 | Current Events, Global Catholicism, In the News, Religious Life, The Jesuits ~ Approx. 3 mins
I was supposed to start my new assignment in December. My flight was scheduled, and my things (art material, some books, and my winter clothes) were sent… but my thesis was still not finished. Everything got canceled, and I felt as if I hadn’t fulfilled my first...
by Humberto (Beto) Guzmán Parra, SJ | Feb 10, 2023 | Religious Life, Spirituality ~ Approx. 5 mins
“Why are you crying, Beto,?” Irma said to me. And when I looked into her eyes, it was even more difficult to try to answer her promptly. At that moment I wanted to speak, but a lump in my throat would not let me say a simple word because of all the mixed...
by Humberto (Beto) Guzmán Parra, SJ | Dec 28, 2022 | Christmas ~ Approx. 7 mins
“Dedicate yourself to love people,” is the advice Ricardo “el Ronco” Robles told to all the Jesuits sent on a mission to Cooper Hill, with the Tarahumaras, a tribe from northern Mexico. But, how is it possible to love when the environment is so complicated? Geography,...
by Sebastian Salamanca Huet, SJ | Dec 16, 2022 | Advent ~ Approx. 3 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...
by Danilo Mendoza Rugama, SJ | Dec 12, 2022 | Advent, Prayers ~ Approx. 1min
Mi Morenita… you who took our flesh by appearing as a Navite of the Americas, you who heed the cry during our darkest of moments, you who appeared accompanied with the signs of flowers and the singing of birds, announcing yourself as the mother of the Great Truth, you...