by Patrick Hyland, SJ | Mar 16, 2022 | Blogs, Prayers, Spirituality ~ Approx. 4 mins
At the end of every summer, Jesuits in the Midwest have to write a reflection letter to the delegate or director who oversees their formation. One way to look at this is as just another task to complete—another thing to write in the eleven year process of becoming a...
by Timothy Bishop, SJ | Mar 7, 2022 | Music ~ Approx. 3 mins
I thought I knew what “Heart Beat” was about when I wrote it last summer. The truth is: I had no clue. This is an experience I have with most of my songs. As I craft the music and draft the lyrics, bits and pieces come together and a whole begins to emerge. I feel a...
by Brett Helbling, SJ | Mar 1, 2022 | Blogs, Religious Life, Spirituality ~ Approx. 5 mins
. . . Each mortal thing does one thing and the same: Deals out that being indoors each one dwells . . . For Christ plays in ten thousand places, Lovely in limbs, and lovely in eyes not his . . . – “As Kingfishers Catch Fire, Dragonflies Draw Flame,”...
by An Hoang Vu, SJ | Feb 22, 2022 | Current Events, Spirituality ~ Approx. 3 mins
“All shall be well and all manner of thing shall be well.” These words were written by a Medieval English anchoress and mystic, Julian of Norwich. The Lord spoke them to her in one of her visions. Julian of Norwich lived from the end of the 14th Century to the early...
by Sean Barry, SJ | Feb 8, 2022 | Jesuit 101, Pop Culture, Series, Sports ~ Approx. 3 mins
I’m starting to get a little nervous about the state of baseball these days. For more than two months now, the MLB has been in a lockout between the players and owners in the absence of a collective bargaining agreement. Both sides have been at a standstill, with...