The stench of the mud hut with the tin roof that was home to a woman dying of breast cancer, her two children in torn, dirty clothes, and their cow—that stench will never leave me.
After 12 days in the...
Ryan Duns, SJ, has a couple of interesting posts about the recent televised exchange between Oprah Winfrey and the swimmer Diana Nyad about atheism and awe. Nyad, an atheist, said she experiences awe: "I can stand at the beach's...
A poem by Scott Cairns:
Your petitions—though they continue to bear
just the one signature—have been duly recorded.
Your anxieties—despite their constant,relatively narrow scope and inadvertent
entertainment value—nonetheless serve
to bring your person vividly to mind.Your repentance—all but obscured beneath
a burgeoning, yellow fog of...
Tomorrow is the feast of the North American Martyrs, eight French Jesuits who were tortured and killed in southern Ontario and upstate New York in the mid-17th century during warfare between the Iroquois and Huron Indians. These Jesuits worked in...
It's safe to say that doing a year of service with the Jesuit Volunteer Corps (JVC) changed my life. I served as a teacher/lunch coordinator at Detroit Cristo Rey High School, in the heart of a small neighborhood called...
John Shea, SJ, reflects on randomness, God's plans, and evolution in the Jesuit Post. Uncertainty allows us "to find beauty in the 'cracks' and 'spills' of a seemingly random life."
It invites us into an experience of God that we...
What does it mean to trust in God? Christians who call themselves faithful may say they place their uncertainties or difficult decisions in the “hands of God.” But trusting in God does not mean stepping out of the picture.
St....
Charis Ministries, an Ignatian group focused on people in their 20s and 30s, has announced its schedule of retreats through the spring. Cities include New York, Chicago, Washington, and San Diego. Find the schedule here.
Chicago-based Charis has extended its retreat ministry...
Colorful foliage is at the heart of autumn where I live. In a good year with plenty of rain the past spring and summer, the hues are spectacular and varied. I remember learning some years ago that while we...
Just after a friend had introduced me to the concept of “God in all things,” I found myself at a lake outside the city, picking up my daughter from summer camp. I am not an “outdoorsy” person by any...
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