by Eric Immel, SJ | Jan 20, 2021 | Blogs, Prayers, Spirituality ~ Approx. 1min
Eternal God – We ask you to send forth your sweet and peace-filled Holy Spirit. Help it flow through us as we stand witness to a moment of transition. Help us to remember that today, as every day, the struggles of our world persist. It feels sometimes like the...
by Chris Williams, SJ | Jan 13, 2021 | Blogs, Spirituality ~ Approx. 1min
Mere Discipleship Mere discipleship Sheds easy excuses, Burns hot and bright. All escapes slam shut. Merely strikes with the searing clarity Of a metallurgist’s mallet, Sparks flying Bending resistant, habit-bound, Rough hewn raw materials Into instruments of peace....
by Adam Bohan, SJ | Jan 6, 2021 | Blogs, Spirituality ~ Approx. 3 mins
The well-known expression, from Shakespeare’s Othello, “to wear your heart on your sleeve” could aptly describe my first day in the cardiac intensive care unit as a student. Try as I might, the jitters brought on by the daunting thought of working with such fragility...
by Christopher Alt, SJ | Dec 30, 2020 | Blogs, Spirituality ~ Approx. 4 mins
Imagine it’s Christmas morning again. You reach into your stocking and pull out a hefty lump of clay. Directions are attached. Step 1: Make clay figures of the most important people in your life. You may sculpt parents, partners, children, friends, coworkers, ex’s,...
by Danny Gustafson, SJ | Dec 23, 2020 | Blogs, Religious Life, Sacraments, Spirituality ~ Approx. 3 mins
I expected a look of shock, and maybe some tears. At the very least I thought he’d wince. My hand was shaking a little. What would he think? There’s no way he’d remember this, right? I knew I would though. *** I met my friends when we were freshmen in college. By the...
