by Patrick Saint-Jean, SJ | Sep 9, 2020 | Blogs, Spirituality, Videos ~ Approx. 1min
“I love the feeling of the fresh air on my face and the wind blowing through my hair.” (Evel Knievel) The primary somatosensory cortex and the brainstem nuclei are important regions in our brain that help us generate feelings and emotions. The brain’s complexity...
by Eric Immel, SJ | Sep 2, 2020 | Blogs, Spirituality ~ Approx. 4 mins
Two days ago, my phone started blaring at around 4:45 AM; at 5:15 AM, I finally acknowledged it, halting dreams filled with a strange monster screeching out the alarm in my subconscious. I hadn’t woken up that early in nearly six months. Groggy, I told myself that I...
by Ángel Flores Fontánez | Sep 1, 2020 | Current Events, Film, In the News, Justice, Pop Culture, Race, Sports, Topics ~ Approx. 4 mins
They call it “suspension of disbelief.” When an audience shuts down the inner voice which reminds them that what they’re watching is just a show, you know an actor is earning their pay. But, another important part of acting is creating a connection between the...
by Chris Williams, SJ | Aug 26, 2020 | Art, Blogs, Prayers, Spirituality ~ Approx. 1min
Why do we sometimes practice religion Even when it means, At times, Substituting and sacrificing In its name A beautiful vision? Immanence All around Immense, And profound. People and Color and Surprise and Laughter and Drinks and Food and Family and Friends and...
by Christopher Alt, SJ | Aug 19, 2020 | Blogs, Spirituality ~ Approx. 4 mins
“It was a real pleasure taking him to hang.” I was immediately taken aback when he said this, even more so because he had just received holy communion. It happened when I served as a Eucharistic minister at a large suburban hospital over five years ago. When I walked...
