Sometimes what God wants to offer you isn’t some great insight or moving memory or heartfelt desire, but something simpler: a feeling of calm and peace.
Spirituality
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
My depression made going to Mass hard. I learned to show up anyway.
I know how difficult going to Mass can be. But I also know I feel worse when I stay home.
Posted inExamen, Faith
Why did Jesus need to be baptized?
The Rev. James Martin, S.J. leads listeners through a guided reflection on the Baptism of Jesus.
Posted inFaith, Features
A Jesuit’s guide to finding God in California
Again and again I have watched Californians find a way beyond the categories they are supposed to occupy.
Posted inFaith, The Good Word
Do humans make rituals—or do rituals make us human?
We are not angels. We cannot be spiritual without being religious. Why? Because we cannot be human without rituals.
Posted inFaith, Video
Jesuit Autocomplete | Season 2, Episode 6: The Catholic Church
Fr. Eric Sundrup, S.J., and Fr. Paddy Gilger, S.J., answer some of the Internet’s most searched questions about the Catholic Church.
Posted inFaith, Video
Jesuit Autocomplete | Season 2, Episode 5: Catholics
Fr. Eric Sundrup, S.J., and Fr. Paddy Gilger, S.J., answer some of the Internet’s most searched questions about Catholics.
Posted inFaith, Video
Jesuit Autocomplete | Season 2, Episode 4: Christmas
Fr. Eric Sundrup, S.J., and Fr. Paddy Gilger, S.J., answer some of the Internet’s most searched questions about Christmas.
Posted inExamen, Faith
A reminder from the Wise Men’s visit: Jesus is for everyone
The Rev. James Martin, S.J. leads listeners through a guided reflection on the Epiphany and the significance of the Wise Men’s visit.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Review: A novel for the age of ‘Laudato Si’’
Richard Powers’s brilliant novel, ‘The Overstory,’ which won the the 2019 Pulitzer Prize in Fiction, is a story about people who feel a kinship with all ecological life.