I have always loved playing sports. Ever since I discovered soccer as a child, it has been my passion, my means of self-expression, and my way of relating to others. During my semi-professional soccer career, I loved the game for the thrill of it. Only when I became a...
“What is a football club in any case? Not the buildings or the directors or the people who are paid to represent it. It’s not the television contracts, get-out clauses, marketing departments or executive boxes. It’s the noise, the passion, the feeling of belonging,...
Have you ever of thought of God’s grace as water for our soul? Eric Panicco, SJ, reflects on how repenting of our sins helps us soak up God’s fresh grace. Based on the readings for the Third Sunday of Lent. Repenting is a vulnerable act. Hi, I’m Eric...
What does Jesus’s transfiguration have to do with us? Deacon Tommy O’Donnell, SJ, reflects on how the very person of Jesus is the fullness of God’s revelation. Based on the readings for the Second Sunday of Lent. The transfiguration of Jesus…or, as I...
Why was Jesus tempted in the desert? Father Michael Mohr, SJ, reflects on how even Jesus’s experience of temptation is for our salvation. Based on the readings for the First Sunday of Lent. Facing temptation alone means certain failure. I’m Father Michael Mohr,...
