by Brett Helbling | Mar 1, 2022 | Blogs, Religious Life, Spirituality ~ Approx. 5 mins
. . . Each mortal thing does one thing and the same: Deals out that being indoors each one dwells . . . For Christ plays in ten thousand places, Lovely in limbs, and lovely in eyes not his . . . – “As Kingfishers Catch Fire, Dragonflies Draw Flame,”...
by An Hoang Vu, SJ | Feb 22, 2022 | Current Events, Spirituality ~ Approx. 3 mins
“All shall be well and all manner of thing shall be well.” These words were written by a Medieval English anchoress and mystic, Julian of Norwich. The Lord spoke them to her in one of her visions. Julian of Norwich lived from the end of the 14th Century to the early...
by José Dueño Gorbea, SJ | Jan 28, 2022 | Film, Jesuit 101, Pop Culture ~ Approx. 4 mins
The following reflection is part of our “Jesuit 101” series, celebrating the Ignatian Year. This piece helps us to dive deeper into the First Principle and Foundation from the Spiritual Exercises. To learn more, check out our explainer article: “Jesuit 101: The First...
by Brett Helbling | Jan 21, 2022 | Blogs, Religious Life, Spirituality, The Jesuits ~ Approx. 6 mins
“As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax collector’s booth. “Follow me,” he told him, and Matthew got up and followed him.” – Matthew 9:9bre That’s it? That’s all it took? Two words from Jesus, “follow me”, and Matthew followed....
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...
