by Brian Strassburger, SJ | Apr 11, 2020 | Holy Week, Seeking God: A Jesuit Retreat, Spirituality, Videos ~ Approx. 1min
The grace of the Fourth Week is to enter into the joy and consolation of Jesus as he savors the glory of the Resurrection. The episode reflects on the reactions of the disciples of Jesus to his death: pain and heartbreak, fear and anguish, doubt and uncertainty, and...
by Mike Martinez, SJ | Apr 10, 2020 | Film, Holy Week, Lent, Music, Pop Culture, Prayers, The Jesuits, Videos ~ Approx. 2min
On this Good Friday, let us ask for the grace that the pain of the cross may be our ‘wake up call’ to the pain of the world. I invite us to prayerfully reflect upon the images, lyrics and sounds of this music video I produced in response to this global pandemic. What...
by Ryan Birjoo, SJ | Apr 9, 2020 | Art, Film, Pop Culture ~ Approx. 6 mins
In the Spiritual Exercises, St. Ignatius invites us to imagine scenes from the gospel in our prayer. In this “composition of place,” we try to see the furnishings in a room, inhale the smells wafting in a market, hear the sound of the waves crashing on the sea...
by Brian Strassburger, SJ | Apr 9, 2020 | Holy Week, Seeking God: A Jesuit Retreat, Spirituality, Videos ~ Approx. 1min
The Second Week of the Spiritual Exercises is split into two episodes. This second one focuses on how we can stay on the path to God on our journey of faith. The episode begins by outlining the discernment of spirits as a way to be attentive to the different spirits...
by Billy Critchley-Menor, SJ | Apr 8, 2020 | Blogs, Holy Week, Lent, Spirituality ~ Approx. 4 mins
It’s because of Holy Week that we can approach the Coronavirus crisis with the hope we do. It’s because of Holy Week that we approach death the way we do. It’s because of Holy Week that Christians are anything at all. There is no doubt, and you will read this in so...