by Andrew Milewski, SJ | May 5, 2021 | Blogs, Race, Spirituality ~ Approx. 5 mins
“To be honest,” Yunji told me, “I hardly ever speak English. I don’t have to because at the restaurant all the workers are Korean, and at home I speak Korean with my family.” This is how our Friday morning language exchanges began. Yunji is the aunt of one of the...
by An Hoang Vu, SJ | Mar 31, 2021 | Blogs, Holy Week, Social Media, Spirituality ~ Approx. 3 mins
I love using social media. It is the best way for me to connect to the world and keep in touch with those I love and care for. Still, social media are streams of unfiltered information and emotion. Thus, I need some kind of filter to help me with navigating social...
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 Jake Braithwaite, SJ | Mar 24, 2021 | Blogs, Lent, Religious Life, Sexuality, Spirituality ~ Approx. 4 mins
When I met Carlos, I wasn’t sure what my long-term plans with the Church were. The hypocrisy of the abuse crisis nagged at me. The openly unwelcoming stance of the American Church struck me as wildly hypocritical. Plus, my parents were intertwined with the Church. At...
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...
