Editor’s Note: Ignatian Contemplation is a distinctly Jesuit way of praying with Scripture that invites the reader to enter the scene using their imagination. Rather than analyzing the text, the goal is encounter—placing yourself within the Gospel story and noticing...
The silence in the desert was only interrupted by the wind rustling through the thorny scrub that stretched for miles in every direction. After a few minutes, a brother Jesuit spoke over the radio, “stop a moment, need to check a backpack.” Our group of six stopped in...
When President Trump signed a federal law criminalizing cruelty towards animals, there was much rejoicing among animal lovers and non-animal lovers alike. Cruelty towards sentient creatures is abhorrent, and good people desire to fight against this evil. But one may...
Film still from Fantastic Four: First Steps. Courtesy of Marvel Studios. Being bored one Saturday evening, I decided to watch the Fantastic Four: First Steps directed by Matt Shakman. Now normally, I would stay away from Marvel Superhero films, but that evening I...
Families are our first school of love. Ty Wahlbrink, SJ reflects that God could have chosen any way to enter the world—but God chose to have a family. Based on the readings for the Feast of the Holy Family. Families are messy. But it’s where love learns to grow. Hi,...
