by Sean Van Staden, SJ | May 20, 2021 | Current Events, Global Catholicism, Ignatian Year, The Jesuits ~ Approx. 5 mins
Have you ever wondered how different your life might have been if certain things had been just slightly different? Sometimes it seems as though all the facts of my life happened with a certain inevitability – I was always going to be raised in this town, support this...
by Ken Homan, SJ | Feb 24, 2020 | Justice, Race, The Jesuits ~ Approx. 6 mins
*Warning: This piece contains significant racist language* In 1967, Superior General Fr. Pedro Arrupe, SJ, wrote a letter to the American Jesuits calling them to task for their collective inaction on racism. Arrupe stated, “The racial crisis involves, before all else,...
by Mike Martinez, SJ | Aug 28, 2019 | Blogs, Religious Life, Spirituality, The Jesuits ~ Approx. 4 mins
Before I go to sleep at night, I examine my hands, I make sure they are empty — for this means I have given it all in my day. Before I wake up in the morning, I examine my hands, I make sure they are empty — For this means I am ready to receive it...
