Sacred art is not defined by appearances or even an artist’s intention. It is holy when it awakens us to God, ourselves and the space in between the two.
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Posted inPodcasts
How do you find a good spiritual director?
St. Teresa of Ávila famously said that if she had to choose between someone who was wise and holy, she would pick holy. But when it comes to spiritual direction, wisdom—knowledge plus experience—is important.
Posted inNews
Georgetown University names Eduardo Peñalver as next president
Georgetown University’s board of directors unanimously voted to name Eduardo M. Peñalver, president of Seattle University, as the 49th president of Georgetown University in Washington, the Jesuit school announced Oct. 15.
Posted inArts & Culture, Catholic Book Club
The patron saint of undergraduate philosophers: Frederick Copleston
The books of Frederick Copleston, S.J., continue to grace the bookshelves of philosophers, seminarians, college students and many others as an invaluable resource of clear-headed, insightful explication of the entire history of Western philosophy.
Posted inDispatches
Eucharistic procession turned back by feds at Broadview ICE detention facility
Jesuits and other Catholic and Christian clergy were turned back by ICE when they tried to bring the Eucharist to detained immigrants in Broadview, Ill.
Posted inThe Good Word
What to do when it feels like God isn’t listening
“How long, O LORD? I cry for help, but you do not listen!” We may indeed be crying, but we need not fear that God is not listening.
Posted inArts & Culture, Catholic Book Club
Jesuit James Vizzard, the larger-than-life ‘labor priest’
James Vizzard, S.J., was once recognized as “one of the most outspoken Catholic promoters of migrant issues” after the Second World War for his work with farmworkers—both with Cesar Chavez in California and nationally.
Posted inFeatures
How this two-year Jesuit college is revolutionizing education for low-income students
The idea behind Arrupe College was to create an environment in which students who might fall through the cracks at traditional four-year universities would have access to layers of support, so that they would have the opportunity to thrive.
Posted inFilm
Behind the scenes of a Jesuit brother’s unchristian Christian film
I did not write “The Allegory” to be an apologia for Christianity. I began writing the film script in my bedroom in Crown Heights in the summer of 2022 because I had never written a film script.
Posted inFaith in Focus
Meet the longest-serving Native American Catholic deacon in the United States
Deacon Black Bear made it his mission to integrate Native American spiritualities and Catholic rites and rituals.