by John Guerra, SJ | Mar 26, 2020 | Current Events, In the News, Religious Life, Spirituality ~ Approx. 4 mins
The Catholic hierarchy is cooperating with civil mandates to protect and save lives from a global pandemic. In a rare moment in the history of Christianity, Churches are closed and the sacraments are not being given out on a large scale. Some are posting online that...
by The Jesuit Post | Mar 20, 2020 | Current Events, In the News, Prayers, Spirituality ~ Approx. 2 mins
In the saga of national emergencies there was always an outlet. Locations to release tensions and fears. Places to escape and find momentary respite from the real. Spaces to process and understand the world at hand. You see it in movies sometimes. People running to...
by Eric Immel, SJ | Mar 18, 2020 | Blogs, Spirituality ~ Approx. 3 mins
It’s hard not to move through the world these days feeling like toxins saturate everything. In my scattered mind, I’m actively choosing not to be afraid. *** The text came at 10:39 p.m. on Saturday. It’s a girl. She is healthy, eating and pooping as newborns do, and...
by Billy Critchley-Menor, SJ | Feb 26, 2020 | Blogs, Lent, Spirituality ~ Approx. 3 mins
This piece was edited from its original publication on March 8, 2018. I overheard an awkward sentence on my way to Ash Wednesday Mass. With playful humor and sincere determination, a girl said to her friend, “I gotta get to church today, get my ashes and figure out...
by Jake Braithwaite, SJ | Feb 19, 2020 | Blogs, Lent, Spirituality ~ Approx. 4 mins
I’m really interested in the way technology has warped our relationships with our true selves. I’m talking about the selves that show up when we’re all alone, in front of God, no masks. Because we’re liable to be “on” at all times, we rarely take a moment to be still....
