Ibo et Non Redibo

By John D. O'Brien, S.J., on behalf of the Ibo writers Credit: Santiago Rodriguez > Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. > But it is, perhaps,...

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By Adam Hincks, S.J. Image: www.economist.com Good and ill have not changed since yesteryear. – J.R.R. Tolkien Many of the things get in the way of Christian faith and have remain remar...

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By Santiago Rodriguez, S.J. totalrocky.com "My arms are too short to box with God.” - Johnny Cash I got into a fistfight once. It was more of a crazy dance than a boxing match. I�...

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By Edmund Lo, S.J. Photo: Edmund Lo I feel like I know you, yet I do not. We share the same bloodline, but I was raised under colonial rule, for better and for worse. I jokingly tell ot...

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By Artur Suski Credit: http://officetipsandmethods.com One of the very first prayers that Christians learn is the Our Father. It’s a prayer that all Christians know and pray daily, and i...

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By John O'Brien, S.J. On the feast of St. Maximilian Kolbe (Aug 14), patron of journalists among other things, I noted that my birthday — or “anniversaire” as they say here in Quebec �...

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By Adam Hincks, S.J. There will be an answer—let it be. – Paul McCartney Does God answer prayers? This is one of the most common religious questions out there. It cuts straight to the...

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By Brother Daniel Leckman, S.J. thebridgemaker.com A few weeks ago, as I was praying with the city, I contemplated one of the recurring themes in my Jesuit vocation: I've known for years th...

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By Santiago Rodriguez, S.J. Credit: www.azumio.com Over my years of seminary and Jesuit formation, one thing has always been clear to me: the wand chooses the wizard. It is also clear to me...

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By Edmund Lo, S.J. About a year and a half ago, my niece Monica asked me a question: “So, how do you know what God wants you to do?” How on earth do I answer her? As I kicked my mind int...

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By Artur Suski, S.J.  Credit: www.img.4plebs.org More and more I’ve been noticing that people these days have a great thirst for spirituality, and especially for prayer. It seems that th...

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By John O’Brien, S.J.  Erik Sorensen is in the final days of the first phase of Jesuit formation known as novitiate. For two years, he has been studying, praying and embarking on experienc...

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By Eric Hanna, S.J. Thursday (July 31) is the Feast of St. Ignatius Loyola this year.  As a Jesuit in formation, I have always looked to Ignatius for inspiration. The fifteenth century noble t...

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By Adam Hincks, S.J. The medium is the massage. – Marshall McLuhan I have always enjoyed flying, which is a blessing given that my current position involves a fair amount of travel. Apa...

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By Santiago Rodriguez, S.J. Credit: Santiago Rodriguez We went deep into the heart of Arizona to see the earth and the sky display their magnificence. After the last of the retreats of our ...

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By Edmund Lo, S.J. We all have friends. “Bros”, Best Friend Forevers (BFFs), close friends, acquaintances, you name it. Not surprisingly, the quality of the friendship depends on how wel...

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By Artur Suski, S.J. a-revolt.org Three weeks in the Paris of North America. Three weeks contemplating the suffering and rejected Christ. Three weeks of soul-searching. Though a Jesuit�...

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By John O’Brien, S.J. One night, which happened to be Good Friday, I sat in a friend’s living room and listened to a man describe his trip to hell and back. Human suffering was never so ...

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By Adam Hincks, S.J. Photo: John O'Brien, SJ The whole of nature is something prepared for us, composed for us, given to us, delivered into our care by a supernatural dispensation. – David...

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By Br. Daniel Leckman, S.J. St. Petersburg In 2004, I spent a month in St. Petersburg, Russia. It’s a trip that affected me on many levels and created many incredible memories: like stand...

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By Santiago Rodriguez, S.J. Credit: www.thinkstockphotos.com The scent of bitterness filled my heart and resentment clouded my mind. I could not take one more minute of his foolishness, and...

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View from Highway 1, along the California coast. Dear St. Paul: I know that you have to sort through much fan mail, so I want to thank you for taking the time to read this letter. You prob...

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By Artur Suski, S.J. Credit: http://www.michaeljournal.org Ask a handful of Christians if they believe in apparitions, and you would likely find that the majority of them do not. And, real...

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By John D. O’Brien, S.J.  Photo: Sarah Scali The life of a Jesuit Regent can be pretty marvellous, even a little unhinged. Especially summers, when any pretence to maintaining a "regular...

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By Adam Hincks, S.J.  (Photo: VIS - news.va) I found Him in the shining of the stars. –Tennyson What do galaxies have to do with justice and peace? It is perhaps a curious ques...

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