by Joe Simmons, SJ | Aug 11, 2019 | One-Minute Homily, Uncategorized ~ Approx. 1min
What would you put in a spiritual survival kit? Fr. Joe Simmons, SJ, talks about bug-out bags and the call to be prepared in this week’s One-Minute Homily. Based on the readings for Sunday, August 11, 2019, which you can find here: https://bit.ly/33sS8gD If...
by Chris Williams, SJ | Aug 1, 2019 | Blogs, Spirituality ~ Approx. 4 mins
The sun shone brightly on the green Cottonwood trees as I drove through the Wisconsin countryside. With a long drive ahead, and the radio set to gentle classical music, I found myself wanting to pray. As I began, my mind drifted to the past week I had spent with some...
by Eric Immel, SJ | Jul 17, 2019 | Blogs, Spirituality ~ Approx. 3 mins
I am adopted. Just days after I was born, I became a member of the Immel family. At that time, my brother was around, who is adopted, and we were 18 months away from my sister showing up, who is also adopted. It’s probably the first thing my siblings and I knew about...
by Chris Williams, SJ | Jun 5, 2019 | Blogs, Spirituality ~ Approx. 3 mins
Gallup, New Mexico sprawls across dry desert land, surrounded by large reddish-orange mesas where small, hardy cedar trees and cacti litter the rocky ground. The cacti bloom in the Spring with tiny bright red flowers that sparkle over the brown dust and rocks. It is...
by Colten Biro | May 29, 2019 | Blogs, Spirituality ~ Approx. 2min
There is a secret lie that I’ve held since childhood—that prayer is like recipe book or magical spell, wherein the perfect words get the perfect wish fulfilled. But, I often find it’s not the words themselves that matter. Rather, what leads me closer to Christ’s peace...
