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Smoking as a Path to Devotion

Jim Manney

For years, in times of stress and pain, Brian Busse, SJ, would find a quiet place to smoke a cigarette or two. A bad...

With the "Blessed”

Lisa Kelly

The stench of the mud hut with the tin roof that was home to a woman dying of breast cancer, her two children in...

An Atheist in Awe

Jim Manney

Ryan Duns, SJ, has a couple of interesting posts about the recent televised exchange between Oprah Winfrey and the swimmer Diana Nyad about atheism...

North American Martyrs

Jim Manney

Tomorrow is the feast of the North American Martyrs, eight French Jesuits who were tortured and killed in southern Ontario and upstate New York...

A Moment of Shared Silence

Jurell Sison

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...

Uncertainty Can Free Us

Jim Manney

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...

Trust in God

Andy Otto

What does it mean to trust in God? Christians who call themselves faithful may say they place their uncertainties or difficult decisions in the...

Charis Ministries Retreats

Jim Manney

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...