by Eric Immel, SJ | Sep 2, 2020 | Blogs, Spirituality ~ Approx. 4 mins
Two days ago, my phone started blaring at around 4:45 AM; at 5:15 AM, I finally acknowledged it, halting dreams filled with a strange monster screeching out the alarm in my subconscious. I hadn’t woken up that early in nearly six months. Groggy, I told myself that I...
by Ángel Flores Fontánez | Sep 1, 2020 | Current Events, Film, In the News, Justice, Pop Culture, Race, Sports, Topics ~ Approx. 4 mins
They call it “suspension of disbelief.” When an audience shuts down the inner voice which reminds them that what they’re watching is just a show, you know an actor is earning their pay. But, another important part of acting is creating a connection between the...
by Ian Peoples, SJ | Aug 28, 2020 | Current Events, In the News, Pop Culture, Social Media, Sports ~ Approx. 4 mins
Lionel Messi is leaving FC Barcelona. On Tuesday, the star soccer player announced his desire to leave his Spanish club after nearly two decades with the team. It was a huge announcement in the sports world. And it stirs up in me questions of loyalty, resistance to...
by Chris Williams, SJ | Aug 26, 2020 | Art, Blogs, Prayers, Spirituality ~ Approx. 1min
Why do we sometimes practice religion Even when it means, At times, Substituting and sacrificing In its name A beautiful vision? Immanence All around Immense, And profound. People and Color and Surprise and Laughter and Drinks and Food and Family and Friends and...
by Christopher Alt, SJ | Aug 19, 2020 | Blogs, Spirituality ~ Approx. 4 mins
“It was a real pleasure taking him to hang.” I was immediately taken aback when he said this, even more so because he had just received holy communion. It happened when I served as a Eucharistic minister at a large suburban hospital over five years ago. When I walked...
