by Patrick Saint-Jean, SJ | Feb 13, 2020 | Blogs, Spirituality ~ Approx. 2 mins
The mystery of wonder involved in the Spiritual Exercises – a retreat to grow in union with God and to discern God’s will, developed by St. Ignatius of Loyola – consists of meeting people in their spiritual journeys with God. The wonder includes...
by Eric Immel, SJ | Feb 5, 2020 | Blogs, Pop Culture, Spirituality, Sports ~ Approx. 3 mins
“Bro – you gotta check your gear – the Packers got destroyed by the Niners! You must feel like a real loser cheering for them!” Up until that moment, I didn’t feel like a loser any more than I normally do, but as we all know, things can change in an...
by Chris Williams, SJ | Jan 29, 2020 | Blogs, Prayers, Spirituality ~ Approx. 2 mins
Bow your head to the God who made you. Accept the commandments Forged on Mt. Sinai. Or, will you build a golden calf To be everything you want? Will you turn back to Egypt, Where you were enslaved, And where you had cucumbers, leeks, melons, and garlic? 1 Or, will you...
by Christopher Alt, SJ | Jan 22, 2020 | Blogs, Spirituality ~ Approx. 4 mins
It was the first day of the academic year and I was downtown Chicago, sitting in a social work class. There were about twenty-five students filling the small auditorium style classroom. Waiting. A few moments later, a stately-looking older gentleman walked in and...
by Erin Kast, SJ | Jan 20, 2020 | Blogs, Prayers, Race, Spirituality ~ Approx. 3 mins
Facing our history can be disheartening and inspiring, often at the same time. Every human life – and nation, and society, and institution – is marked both by the wound of sin and the ointment of grace. In recent years the Society of Jesus in the United States has had...
