by Christopher Alt, SJ | Aug 19, 2020 | Blogs, Spirituality ~ Approx. 4 mins
“It was a real pleasure taking him to hang.” I was immediately taken aback when he said this, even more so because he had just received holy communion. It happened when I served as a Eucharistic minister at a large suburban hospital over five years ago. When I walked...
by Jake Braithwaite, SJ | Aug 5, 2020 | Blogs, Spirituality ~ Approx. 4 mins
On a bitterly cold Thursday night in February of 2019, I was sitting on the ground hanging out with a group of folks experiencing homelessness down by the Chicago Art Institute. I spent most Thursdays this way, as chaplain to the student-run Labre Homeless ministry....
by Brian Strassburger, SJ | Jul 31, 2020 | One-Minute Saints, Videos ~ Approx. 1 min
It’s a funny thing to say, but let’s all be thankful for that cannonball. Hi, my name is Brian Strassburger, and I’m with The Jesuit Post. Growing up in the courts of Spain, St. Ignatius of Loyola underwent a profound conversion after he was, of all things, struck by...
by Patrick Saint-Jean, SJ | Jul 29, 2020 | Blogs, Spirituality, Videos ~ Approx. 1min
Awareness drives Ignatian Spirituality. Breathing is the fire that maintains the engagement of awareness in action. One needs God’s grace to learn how to breathe. Once, I entered a deep spiritual dryness; I could not understand what was happening with my prayer life....
by Eric Immel, SJ | Jul 28, 2020 | Music, Pop Culture ~ Approx. 5 mins
I’ve been feeling, shall we say, wistful, lately. It’s 10:30 PM, and I just opened a beer. I’m thinking about everything. The everything of today, with its pandemic, its confrontation with racism, its lack of leadership, certainty, and direction. The everything of the...
