As part of their novitiate experience, many Jesuit novices undertake a pilgrimage during their first year of formation. Chris Kinkor, SJ, reflects on the first stop of his 2024 pilgrimage to the National Shrine and Basilica of Our Lady of Victory in Lackawanna, NY and what it taught him about relying on God’s Providence.
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By Gerri Leder
Their forgiveness was striking. Members of Charleston’s Emmanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church lost nine cherished members in a terrifying shooting in 2015 and offered swift absolution. Holding back tears, Nadine Collier, whose mother was killed in the attack, said, “but God forgive you, and I forgive you.” Astonishing. Fast forward to the time of Pope […]
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By discerning our deepest desires, we discover our truest selves. Read Tim Muldoon’s Living Against the Grain.
By Jim Manney
The notion that the spiritual life is a journey is so common that it’s a platitude. I worked for years in Catholic publishing. I’ve seen dozens of book covers depicting paths: rugged paths in the forest, manicured paths in lovely parks, paths over bridges, paths up mountains, paths across the desert. But the cliche isn’t […]
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By discerning our deepest desires, we discover our truest selves. Read Tim Muldoon’s Living Against the Grain.
Abundant life is universally desired, but how do we go about finding it? Jon Jue-Wong, SJ reflects on how viewing our world through a Christ-centered lens may point us to places where abundant life is already present. Based on the readings for the 4th Sunday of Easter.
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By Rebecca Ruiz
The other day, I was sorting through some old papers and came across the “Fall in Love” prayer by Joseph Whelan, SJ. His thoughts are so simple yet so profound. I was glad to come across them again. The first time I read these words, though, I was completely intimidated. It was my first Ignatian retreat, […]
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By discerning our deepest desires, we discover our truest selves. Read Tim Muldoon’s Living Against the Grain.
Jesus promoted peace. He said at the Last Supper, “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you.” (John 14:27) Then, after the Resurrection, Jesus’ first words to the disciples were, “Peace be with you.” (John 20:19) Although it may at times seem that we are powerless to stop wars, violence in our […]
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By discerning our deepest desires, we discover our truest selves. Read Tim Muldoon’s Living Against the Grain.
Your walk with God is already underway. Spiritual direction is a way of paying attention to God with you on your journey. As we journey through the Easter season, Eric Panicco, SJ offers an introduction to Spiritual Direction and an invitation to consider incorporating it into your own walk of faith.
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Sometimes I am frozen in fear by an event that makes me realize how precious and fragile life really is. During these moments, the mundane tasks usually accomplished without thought become weighty and difficult, because I am crushed by worry. Usually, though, these events ground me enough to remind me that the world we live […]
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By discerning our deepest desires, we discover our truest selves. Read Tim Muldoon’s Living Against the Grain.
When our hearts are burning, God is speaking to us. Chris Kinkor, SJ reflects on how looking back on our day and noticing our emotions can help us see where God is at work in our lives. Based on the readings for the 3rd Sunday of Easter.
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By Lisa Kelly
Do you have any idea how glorious the world around you really is? Consider the multitude of gifts of our earthly existence that are far beyond what our very limited human bodies can interpret or fully experience. While humans can hear from 20 to 20,000 Hz (vibrations per second), a bat can hear up to […]
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By discerning our deepest desires, we discover our truest selves. Read Tim Muldoon’s Living Against the Grain.
Becky Eldredge shares John the Baptist, Moses, Peter, and Elizabeth as people from Scripture she relates to in her relationship with God. From pointing the way to God to lessons in leadership and accompaniment, these biblical examples can help us better know God and live our call. Becky Eldredge is the author of Encounter Grace.
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By discerning our deepest desires, we discover our truest selves. Read Tim Muldoon’s Living Against the Grain.
The Jesuit Novitiate can be a mysterious time for family and friends of Jesuit novices. Paul Gillam, SJ, offers a look at the novitiate experience from the perspective of a Jesuit who took First Vows in August, 2025 and shares his reflections on the first stage of Jesuit formation.
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When a difficult challenge arises for someone I love, more often than not, I launch right into problem-solving mode. When my oldest son was officially diagnosed with hearing loss, I immediately started working on an action plan. I got him fitted with hearing aids and made regular appointments for both speech and occupational therapies. I […]
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By discerning our deepest desires, we discover our truest selves. Read Tim Muldoon’s Living Against the Grain.
Jesus offers us the same peace that he offered the disciples after Easter. Brennan Dour, SH asks: how will you embrace and share his peace? Based on the readings for Divine Mercy Sunday.
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By Eric Clayton
To see a cactus is to see a plant well-armored and well-suited to the harshest of environments—at least, to an amateur cacti observer like me. The fleshy green exterior is solid and firm; the coat of prickles is intimidating and sharp. I give cacti a wide berth. For that reason, I had no trouble staying […]
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By discerning our deepest desires, we discover our truest selves. Read Tim Muldoon’s Living Against the Grain.
This post is based on Week Eight of An Ignatian Prayer Adventure. I find myself drawn to the post-Resurrection scene in John, chapter 21. Peter, resignedly returned to his old life, sees Jesus on the shore making breakfast of all things. This is God showing up in the ordinariness of human experience. Impulsively Peter jumps […]
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By discerning our deepest desires, we discover our truest selves. Read Tim Muldoon’s Living Against the Grain.
Many people pray the Stations of the Cross during Lent, but Easter offers its own prayerful invitation. Chris Kinkor, SJ, shares the beauty he has found in the Stations of the Resurrection and offers an invitation to incorporate them into your Easter celebration.
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By Rebecca Ruiz
It’s mind-boggling how many times Jesus’ friends didn’t recognize him. I can’t imagine how I would not recognize one of my good friends after having lived with that person for an extended time. Even if my friend were wearing a disguise, wouldn’t there be something that might tip me off? Yet this is exactly what […]
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By discerning our deepest desires, we discover our truest selves. Read Tim Muldoon’s Living Against the Grain.
Jesus wants to share the resurrection with you. Austin Kleman, SJ reflects on our shared invitation to enter a life of renewal and joy with Jesus after his resurrection. Based on the readings for Easter Sunday.
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We all encounter suffering, either our own or someone else’s. Perhaps our suffering or the suffering we witness is not like Jesus’s agony on the cross or like my grandfather’s cancer journey, but in our own way we experience and witness hurt, abandonment, betrayal, loss, doubt, fear, or pain. It is hard to endure suffering […]
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By discerning our deepest desires, we discover our truest selves. Read Tim Muldoon’s Living Against the Grain.