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 Brett Helbling, SJ | Feb 10, 2021 | Blogs, Spirituality ~ Approx. 4 mins
Rend my heart, O’ God, Rend my heart. These words came to me in prayer tonight, from somewhere, distant, distracted, after a long and dusty day, one of those days I’m just glad is over. Life on Zoom is exhausting. Rend my heart? What does that even mean? I am a Jesuit...
by Jake Braithwaite, SJ | Feb 3, 2021 | Blogs, Spirituality ~ Approx. 4 mins
Right before Chicago shut down in March I went to the theater. I had tickets for three shows that weekend. Two of them had to be cancelled due to the mayor’s orders closing large venues. The third, in a storefront theater on the very northern edge of the city, was...
by Andrew Milewski, SJ | Jan 27, 2021 | Blogs, Spirituality ~ Approx. 3 mins
If you’re like me, you’re the kind of person who likes to be productive. Maybe you get up early to exercise, or you always finish your check list before leaving the office. Maybe you use those few moments of downtime to answer emails or respond to texts from friends...
by Chris Williams, SJ | Jan 13, 2021 | Blogs, Spirituality ~ Approx. 1min
Mere Discipleship Mere discipleship Sheds easy excuses, Burns hot and bright. All escapes slam shut. Merely strikes with the searing clarity Of a metallurgist’s mallet, Sparks flying Bending resistant, habit-bound, Rough hewn raw materials Into instruments of peace....
