by Adam Bohan, SJ | May 26, 2020 | Spirituality ~ Approx. 3 mins
In the Catholic tradition there is a piece of wisdom handed down by St. Thomas Aquinas: “Grace perfects nature.” In a recent encounter during my nursing clinicals I learned a bit more about this theological insight. Cooperating in a moment of grace with one patient...
by Ian Peoples, SJ | May 15, 2020 | Faith & Family, Series, Signs of Easter ~ Approx. 4 mins
This continues to be one of the most extraordinary Easter seasons of my entire life. You see, I’m a Jesuit in formation, but I’ve spent the past two months at my parents’ house. Instead of going through the stay-at-home trials and tribulations with my Jesuit community...
by Jake Braithwaite, SJ | May 13, 2020 | Blogs, Spirituality ~ Approx. 3 mins
In my second year as a Jesuit, I was sent to work with a group of students at McQuaid Jesuit High School in Rochester, NY. 1 It wasn’t the assignment I was expecting. I had tried to plot my way into an assignment where I might work with theater students, live near...
by Eric Immel, SJ | Apr 29, 2020 | Blogs, Spirituality ~ Approx. 4 mins
Four of us sat in a recently warmed and running car, the driveway shoveled but filling again with December snow. One of my family of five was running late, and our parish, a mere two-minute drive from our home, was preparing for Christmas Eve Mass. When we finally...
by Kevin Kuehl | Apr 22, 2020 | Creation, Current Events, Spirituality ~ Approx. 3 mins
“When young and old alike are open to the Holy Spirit, they make a wonderful combination. The old dream dreams, and the young see visions” (Christus Vivit, 192) In the midst of these beautiful spring days, I find myself dreaming. My mind wanders off to bearded irises....
