by Shane Liesegang, SJ | Jan 6, 2022 | Christmas ~ Approx. 1min
Matthew calls them “Magi” Everyone else skips them But nobody ever calls them “kings” Or “wise men” We did that. The later ones Who wanted to worship, to follow, Who couldn’t imagine foreign wisdom Or authority That wasn’t a monarch Or a man How we labor to squeeze...
by Sean Van Staden, SJ | May 20, 2021 | Current Events, Global Catholicism, Ignatian Year, The Jesuits ~ Approx. 5 mins
Have you ever wondered how different your life might have been if certain things had been just slightly different? Sometimes it seems as though all the facts of my life happened with a certain inevitability – I was always going to be raised in this town, support this...
by Mike Martinez, SJ | Mar 26, 2021 | Art, Lent, Pop Culture, Prayers, Spirituality ~ Approx. 4 mins
*** The following poem was written in 2015, a few weeks after having professed my First Vows of poverty, chastity and obedience in the Society of Jesus on August 28th of that year. 1 It captured a moment of prayer where I brought to God my doubts, fears and...
by Mike Martinez, SJ | Mar 12, 2021 | Justice, Music, Pop Culture, Prayers, Spirituality, The Jesuits, Topics ~ Approx. 4 mins
When I was a Jesuit novice, I once eagerly asked one of our Province’s most socially committed Jesuits what the most “radical” thing I can do today as a Jesuit? His response wasn’t what I expected: “Pray!” he said. I think he meant something other than praying more...
by Brent Gordon, SJ | Mar 4, 2021 | Catholic Writing, Fantasy, Fantasy Fiction & Faith, Fiction, Pop Culture ~ Approx. 4 mins
“Bro! Tell me we still know how to speak of kings!” What a wonderful first line in Beowulf: A New Translation by Maria Dahvana Headley. There is something epic about the call to remember, and something earthy about beginning that call with a word like “bro.” This...
