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I Couldn’t Find God on My Twitter Feed. He Pulled Me Back into the Real World.

I Couldn’t Find God on My Twitter Feed. He Pulled Me Back into the Real World.

by Ty Wahlbrink, SJ | Aug 18, 2022 | Religious Life, Spirituality    ~ Approx. 5 mins

Each year, Jesuits are required to go on an eight-day retreat. Generally, a Jesuit will have a handful of hourlong prayer periods meditating over a Scripture passage or a contemplation from the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius. With the exception of communal...
What is Truth? Facebook and Twitter Can’t Decide

What is Truth? Facebook and Twitter Can’t Decide

by Brendan Gottschall, SJ | Nov 19, 2019 | Faith & Politics, In the News, Justice, Social Media    ~ Approx. 2 mins

“What is truth?”  This is the question Pontius Pilate poses to Jesus during His trial, after the Lord says that His mission was to testify to the truth. Some version of this question is currently stumping social media giants Facebook and Twitter as they look toward an...

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In prayer, we might ask things of God—but sometimes God will not answer how and when we might want. Greg Okumu, SJ reflects on prayer using his own experience of the 30-day silent Spiritual Exercises retreat. Based on the readings for the 29th Sunday of Ordinary Time.

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