by Ian Peoples, SJ | Jan 27, 2023 | Current Events, Justice, Prayers ~ Approx. 4 mins
On January 27th, 1945—78 years ago today—Auschwitz Concentration Camp was liberated by the Soviet troops on the Vistula–Oder Offensive through Eastern Europe. Since 2005, the United Nations encourages all UN members to observe International Holocaust Remembrance Day...
by Sean Barry, SJ | Jan 17, 2023 | Jesuit 101, Series ~ Approx. 4 mins
Each of us has heroes, people we admire and look up to. And they color our perception of the world. The Call of the King meditation from the Spiritual Exercises gains some of its richness from putting those heroes in conversation with Jesus. In the first part of the...
by Brett Helbling, SJ | Dec 21, 2022 | Spirituality ~ Approx. 5 mins
“You belong here.” John managed to squeeze this short affirmation in between several other statements so I almost didn’t notice it. He’s an older priest in the community I recently joined; a kind, compassionate man who recently celebrated 70 years as a Jesuit. I was...
by Aric Serrano, SJ | Nov 25, 2022 | Jesuit 101, Series, The Jesuits ~ Approx. 9 mins
Last year, The Jesuit Post started the “Jesuit 101” series in honor of the Ignatian Year. This year, we want to continue this series and focus on the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius Loyola, the heart of the Jesuits. We will explore a different aspect of the...
by Patrick Hyland, SJ | Nov 16, 2022 | Spirituality ~ Approx. 3 mins
I never thought of making my own Bible, at least not until reading Imani Perry’s Breathe: A Letter to My Sons. Perry thinks we should follow the advice of Ralph Waldo Emerson, who said in one of his journals, “Make your own Bible. Select and collect all those words...
