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Sometimes I Sit Inside the Fog of My Prayer

Sometimes I Sit Inside the Fog of My Prayer

by Chris Williams, SJ | Mar 3, 2021 | Blogs, Lent, Spirituality    ~ Approx. 3 mins

The morning is gentle. I’ve come at the perfect time to sit and pray near the old living room windows. The black sky imperceptibly begins to glow blue beyond the brick school outside. I’ve found a skillfully crafted wooden chair with arms sanded to sloping curves for...
First Day Out of Prison: A Modern-Day Parable on Coming Out of the Pandemic and Into Lent

First Day Out of Prison: A Modern-Day Parable on Coming Out of the Pandemic and Into Lent

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...
Rend My Heart, O’God, the Opportunity of an Open Door

Rend My Heart, O’God, the Opportunity of an Open Door

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...
Review: Fr. James Martin’s New Book “Learning to Pray”

Review: Fr. James Martin’s New Book “Learning to Pray”

by Ian Peoples, SJ | Feb 4, 2021 | Current Events, In the News, Prayers, Spirituality, The Jesuits    ~ Approx. 5 mins

As I journaled my thoughts upon finishing Father James Martin, SJ’s new book, Learning to Pray, I was struck with a consoling realization. It dawned on me that I was reviewing the new book of a writer whose books played key roles in both my faith life and in my...
Sea Shanties, Psalms, and the Vicissitudes of Life

Sea Shanties, Psalms, and the Vicissitudes of Life

by Jason McCreery | Jan 28, 2021 | Music, Pop Culture, Social Media    ~ Approx. 4 mins

Recently, sea shanties came into a new virality with the song “Wellerman” (though the song itself is 150 years old). Utilizing a TikTok feature where one video can play next to another, a few people started harmonizing the song together (see below). Then more people...
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