by Brent Gordon, SJ | Apr 29, 2021 | Fantasy Fiction & Faith, Pop Culture, Series ~ Approx. 4 mins
Some stories have so entered the public consciousness that we feel as if we know them even if we have never actually read them. Such is the case with Robert Louis Stevenson’s The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. The main twist- that the seemingly respectable...
by Brett Helbling | Apr 14, 2021 | Blogs, Spirituality ~ Approx. 4 mins
I carry a business card in my wallet, just one. Sinesio Flores, landscaping and housekeeping, it proclaims over contrasting trees and tools. I carry it as a reminder of Sinesio, a man who taught me much about giving and a little about God. It took me some time to...
by The Jesuit Post | Apr 8, 2021 | Blogs, Spirituality ~ Approx. 4 mins
I’ve been sober now for almost two years. And this will not be my whole story with alcohol; it would not be edifying. Suffice it to say, I was a so-called “functional” alcoholic. Because of this, it took me a long time to question my unhealthy relationship with...
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...
