by Christopher Alt, SJ | Apr 15, 2020 | Blogs, Spirituality ~ Approx. 4 mins
I grieve we didn’t get to gather around a giant sacred fire and walk our candles into a darkened church to the sound of the Exultet. I grieve we didn’t get to don our flowered dresses and pastel-colored bow-ties and leave that same church singing full-throated with...
by Ryan Birjoo, SJ | Apr 14, 2020 | Catholic Writing, Creation, Current Events, In the News, Pop Culture, TV ~ Approx. 4 mins
Warning: This article contains spoilers “ [Jesus] was in the wilderness with the wild beasts.”-Mark 1:13 Tiger King, Netflix’s docu-series about the life and crimes of former zoo operator Joe Exotic, has achieved mass appeal to the surprise of many. Perhaps the...
by Brian Strassburger, SJ | Apr 11, 2020 | Holy Week, Seeking God: A Jesuit Retreat, Spirituality, Videos ~ Approx. 1min
The grace of the Fourth Week is to enter into the joy and consolation of Jesus as he savors the glory of the Resurrection. The episode reflects on the reactions of the disciples of Jesus to his death: pain and heartbreak, fear and anguish, doubt and uncertainty, and...
by Mike Martinez, SJ | Apr 10, 2020 | Film, Holy Week, Lent, Music, Pop Culture, Prayers, The Jesuits, Videos ~ Approx. 2min
On this Good Friday, let us ask for the grace that the pain of the cross may be our ‘wake up call’ to the pain of the world. I invite us to prayerfully reflect upon the images, lyrics and sounds of this music video I produced in response to this global pandemic. What...
by Eric Immel, SJ | Apr 3, 2020 | Art, Current Events, Film, In the News, Music, Pop Culture ~ Approx. 4 mins
In this world of increased distance and isolation, I imagine lots of us have gotten stuck in a YouTube vortex at one point or another. As I write, I’m in one, and it’s been going for a few hours. It’s late, and I need to go to bed, but I’m watching musicians do their...
