Finding Your Vocation
It’s graduation season, and that means commencement speakers try to impart words of wisdom to graduates before they start the next phase of life....
Our Televisions Contain a Reservoir of Grace
Writer Jim McDermott, SJ, wonders:
whether our televisions contain a reservoir of grace just waiting to be discovered. The stories we choose, the characters we...
Encountering the Risen Christ
James Hanvey, SJ, writes in Thinking Faith that we can “Let him Easter in us” by exploring what the Gospels say about the appearances...
Stop for Prayer
In a post at God in All Things, Tony Krzmarzick admits that, just like he requests a stop on public transit, he needs to...
Pope’s Message for Lent
Pope Francis wants that “the season of Lent in this Jubilee Year be lived more intensely as a privileged moment to celebrate and experience...
Intergenerational Socializing
Ashley McKinless, associate editor of America, reflects on intergenerational socializing and her recent pilgrimage in “Pathfinding in Spain.” It’s worth reading the full article,...
A Jesuit’s Pilgrimage Experience
At Jesuits.org, Dan Dixon, SJ, shares his story of pilgrimage to Mexico in 2013, with his initial anxiety and eventual embracing of the experience.
Oaxaca...
No Excuse for a Closed Heart
Another question I ask: in the evening, how do you conclude your day? With the Lord or in front of the television? How is...
Competitive Spirit
How strong is your competitive spirit? Garrett Gundlach, SJ, considers trophy collections and a recent cut-throat board game night.
“Don’t let the perfect be the...
Finding God in Amsterdam
Jim Corkery, SJ, is a member of the Irish Jesuit Province and teaches theology at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome. He recently joined...