by Christopher Alt, SJ | Sep 30, 2020 | Blogs, Faith & Politics, Spirituality ~ Approx. 4 mins
Several of her bones were missing, still scattered somewhere in the Sonora desert. Her skeleton lay now in the morgue of the Chief Medical Examiner’s office in Tucson, Arizona. What confluence of circumstances pushed her farther into the desert to risk everything? I...
by Billy Critchley-Menor, SJ | Sep 23, 2020 | Blogs, Spirituality ~ Approx. 3 mins
St. John of the Cross defines contemplation as “nothing but a hidden, peaceful, loving inflow of God.”1 John’s insight that prayer is so often a hidden or secret process is something we are reticent to accept or believe. That our prayer is kept secret, even from us,...
by Sean Barry, SJ | Sep 18, 2020 | Pop Culture, Sports ~ Approx. 4 mins
About two months ago, I received an email from the Detroit Free Press/TCF Bank Marathon staff which told me that, due to continued uncertainty caused by the pandemic, the race was canceled. The message was disappointing but entirely understandable. They did say,...
by Joe Lorenz, SJ | Sep 17, 2020 | Art, Music, Pop Culture, Topics ~ Approx. 3 mins
Because COVID hit in March, Lianne La Havas’s self-titled album sounds like a spring that never came. The English singer released the album in July, only her second studio effort in the last five years. La Havas peaked at 21 on the Billboard charts, but only stayed a...
by Jake Braithwaite, SJ | Sep 16, 2020 | Blogs, Spirituality ~ Approx. 3 mins
I’m a list guy. Most evenings before I go to bed, or mornings while I have my coffee, I write out the tasks of the day: “pray, go to class, exercise, read, write a thank you note, send a birthday card.” Sometimes the items get more esoteric: “call T-Mobile about their...
