Jesus' command to "stay awake" isn't just about waiting for His final coming. Joe Laughlin, SJ, reflects on cultivating the attentiveness to recognize God when he appears in places we weren't expecting. Based on the readings for the 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time.
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My love of nature began when I was a young child nurtured through the witness of my parents’ respect and awe of creation in our own backyard. Avid gardeners, they spent their free time designing and creating beautiful gardens, flowerbeds, and sanctuary nature nooks in our backyard that magnified the natural beauty of the Louisiana […]
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My three-year-old grandson called me last week, excited to share with me an important lesson he had finally learned. The same boy who had multiple “time out” sessions for refusing to say, “Sorry,” when he had done something wrong blurted out, “Sitti, if you say, ‘I’m sorry’ right away, the problem stays very small, but […]
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We mourn the sudden passing of Father Stephen Molvarec, SJ, a beloved Jesuit, teacher, and contributor to The Jesuit Post. In a heartfelt remembrance, Ryan Serfas, SJ, reflects on Steve's wisdom, joy, and the profound impact he had on his own life and vocation.
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By Tim Muldoon
Editor’s note: We continue our series exploring each of the steps of the Examen. We’re using the Examen version from Jim Manney’s book, A Simple, Life-Changing Prayer. We’ll look at a different step each week. 4. Face your shortcomings. The Examen is a prayer of attentiveness. Prayer, like any action that we limited, finite, fallible […]
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The Catholic Church has Saints from all walks of life. Jackson Graham, SJ, reflects on the universal vocation to Holiness and Saintliness. Based on the readings for the Solemnity of All Saints.
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As we approach All Saints Day, we highlight a few resources designed to challenge and entertain. Quiz: Which Saintly Dreamer Are You? Take a fun online quiz to learn which saintly dreamer you are. The quiz is inspired by A Catechism of the Strange: Stigmata, Relics, and the Miracles That Shape the Soul by W. […]
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It’s not every day you get to see a person move one step closer to sainthood. Chris Kinkor, SJ shares about his experience of the Mass where Blessed Fulton Sheen moved one step closer to becoming a saint in the Catholic Church.
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By Jim Manney
Have you ever felt lost, bewildered, or off-course in your journey through life? The classic literary expression of lostness is Dante’s, at the beginning of The Divine Comedy. Midway upon the journey of our life I found myself within a forest dark, For the straightforward pathway had been lost. Who hasn’t felt this way? Perhaps […]
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By Lisa Kelly
Editor’s note: We continue our series exploring each of the steps of the Examen. We’re using the Examen version from Jim Manney’s book, A Simple, Life-Changing Prayer. We’ll look at a different step each week. 3. Review the day. In all my years of Catholic education, no one ever told me prayer could be getting […]
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It is not possible to love an invisible Creator while ignoring the very visible needs of the people around us. Michael Bachmeier, SJ reflects on how loving our neighbor isn't an optional extra credit assignment, but the concrete measure of our love for God. Based on the readings for the 30th Sunday of Ordinary Time.
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By Gerri Leder
I step off my bike into a hole in the grass. Down I go; it is as simple as that. Everything happens in slow motion: the fall, the break as I reach out with my left arm, the visit to urgent care followed by the nine-day wait for surgery, and eight weeks of recovery. There […]
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I grew up in a house that was well over a hundred years old. This house had a series of cast-iron radiators to keep it warm. During the winter months, the furnace would kick in and the heat and pressure would move the warmed water through the pipes and heat the house (when the furnace […]
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By Eric Clayton
Editor’s note: We continue our series exploring each of the steps of the Examen. We’re using the Examen version from Jim Manney’s book, A Simple, Life-Changing Prayer. We’ll look at a different step each week. 2. Give thanks. Gratitude is the attribute of the Examen that makes it a prayer rather than a laundry list. […]
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Each fall, the Catholic Church in the US and Canada remembers the lives and witness of the nine Jesuit missionaries’ whose martyrdoms helped plant the seeds of faith in the vast regions of North America. In today’s piece, three Jesuits share the graces they encountered praying in the footsteps of the Jesuit North American Martyrs during their annual 8-day retreat at the Martyrs’ Shrine in Midland, ON.
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You have the image of God inscribed within you. Kevin Lee, SJ reflects on how we are made in the image and likeness of God and how that calls us to live our life as an offering. Based on the readings for the 29th Sunday of Ordinary Time.
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This past summer while on retreat I sat outdoors at breakfast, looking out at a beautiful garden of flowers and a blossoming tree near a statue of Mary. On the tree was a bird feeder attached to a branch. Beneath it I saw a chipmunk gathering seeds. There was a chickadee eating above the chipmunk, […]
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How are we meant to deal with the experience of loneliness? Daniel Park, SJ, reflects on his own experience of finding God’s presence amidst loneliness, and invites us to reframe the way we think about being alone.
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“How many sign-ups do we have?” I asked excitedly at the start of the meeting. “One,” he replied. “Just one so far.” We were meeting to plan the next offering of a course on Ignatian spirituality, and “one” was a smaller number than I expected to hear so close to the start. The previous offerings […]
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Editor’s note: Today we begin a series exploring each of the steps of the Examen. We’re using the Examen version from Jim Manney’s book, A Simple, Life-Changing Prayer. We’ll look at a different step each week. 1. Ask God for light. “Ready for bed?” my husband asks at the end of each evening. It’s not […]
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Sacred Space for Advent and the Christmas Season 2026–27 offers a beautifully simple way to grow in relationship with God and embrace the season of joy.