by Christopher Alt, SJ | Nov 11, 2020 | Blogs, Spirituality ~ Approx. 4 mins
For my seventh birthday, I asked my parents for a lectionary. At age nine I donned black and a white collar for “Career Day.” As a kid, I saw priests as helpers and healers, working to ease the suffering of others in a special way. It’s what I wanted to do. So, there...
by Ryan Mak, SJ | Nov 4, 2020 | Blogs, Spirituality ~ Approx. 4 mins
I thought being passionate meant enjoying an activity or job so much that I would always be happy. But it was not until I met my friend Bob that I would have my heart opened to the true depths of passion. I met Bob when I was a first year Jesuit novice living in...
by Chris Williams, SJ | Jun 5, 2019 | Blogs, Spirituality ~ Approx. 3 mins
Gallup, New Mexico sprawls across dry desert land, surrounded by large reddish-orange mesas where small, hardy cedar trees and cacti litter the rocky ground. The cacti bloom in the Spring with tiny bright red flowers that sparkle over the brown dust and rocks. It is...
by Sam Sawyer, SJ | May 9, 2012 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 2 mins
This is the season in which it’s dangerous to ask graduating college seniors about what they’re doing next year. A few weekends ago, I was back at Loyola University Maryland, and as I saw students I’d taught who were getting ready to take their last...
by Tim O'Brien, SJ | Apr 3, 2012 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 2min
There are all kinds of sayings about the sense of sight, and especially how it can mislead us: “Looks can be deceiving,” “don’t let your eyes fool you,” and “beauty is only skin deep.” These came to mind the other day as I read this post by Richard Krulwich at NPR. It...
