by Ian Peoples, SJ | Nov 11, 2022 | Saints 101, Series ~ Approx. 4 mins
Of all the homilies I heard during my two year novitiate, the one I remember best was given by Fr. Raymond Fitzgerald on November 11, 2015. It’s memorable for a number of reasons, but mostly because Fr. Fitzgerald was the one giving it. At the time, he was suffering...
by Philip Nahlik, SJ | Nov 1, 2022 | Jesuit 101, Series, Spirituality ~ Approx. 3 mins
The following reflection is part of our “Jesuit 101” series. This piece helps us to better understand the First Week of the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius Loyola. Every Sunday, I read my favorite section of the New York Times: the Vows. I am fascinated by how...
by Andrew Milewski, SJ | Oct 12, 2022 | Current Events, Economics, Faith & Politics, Justice ~ Approx. 5 mins
Currently, Lebanon is facing a variety of economic, political, and humanitarian crises. Banks have been held up by gunpoint as people demand the right to withdraw their own money. On September 22nd, a boat capsized in the Mediterranean sea causing the death of more...
by Sean Barry, SJ | Sep 30, 2022 | Saints 101 ~ Approx. 4 mins
St. Therese of Lisieux, affectionately known as “The Little Flower,” is one of the most popular saints of recent memory and beloved by many, myself included. She was born in 1873, the youngest of five daughters to Louis and Zelie Martin (themselves now also saints). ...
by Brent Gordon, SJ | Sep 23, 2022 | Current Events, In the News, The Jesuits ~ Approx. 3 mins
Br. Brent Gordon, SJ is working on his doctorate in history at Saint Louis University. His focus is on the early Society of Jesus, and here he pays tribute to two of the most influential American Jesuit historians of the century. It has been a difficult year of...
