O gracious and generous God, I thank you for the many blessings you have given me: For the gift of life: I thank you, Lord. For your steadfast love: I thank you, Lord. For this astonishing, complex planet and all you have created: I thank you, Lord. For faith and the example of your saints: …
Lord Jesus, teach me to be generous; teach me to serve you as you deserve, to give and not to count the cost, to fight and not to heed the wounds, to toil and not to seek for rest, to labor and not to seek reward, except that of knowing that I do your will. …
The Jesuits USA Central and Southern Province is offering a Day of Reflection at the Bethany Center in Lutz, Florida, on Wednesday, October 11, 2023. The presenter will be Fr. J. Patrick Hough, SJ. The day will begin with registration at 8:00 a.m. and end around 3:00 p.m. Breakfast and lunch are provided. Confession will …
In May, more than 100 Jesuits from around the world will gather at the Sanctuary of Loyola in Spain for the 71st Congregation of Procurators. Announced in January 2021, this congregation is an outstanding example of collaboration and communication between Jesuits and their partners in mission, in keeping with Pope Francis’s call for a bottom-up …
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Good and gracious God, This is the day, Lord! Let us rejoice and be glad in it! Today is the culmination of years of work, years filled with challenges and triumphs, losses and laughter, friendships and growth. We thank you, Lord, for getting us safely to this day. We thank you for the gift of …
Bells rang joyfully across the campus of Saint Louis University (SLU) on Easter Monday, April 10, as SLU’s Catholic Studies Center hosted a Eucharistic Procession. The evening began with Mass, attended by more than 200 people. Catholic Studies Director Fr. Matthew Baugh, SJ, presided, with priests and seminarians from the Jesuits, the Dominicans and Kenrick-Glennon …
A.M.D.G. “The Lord is truly risen. Alleluia!” On behalf of all the Jesuits I want to wish you a blessed and joyous Easter. These eight days of Easter constitute the Easter Octave; the Church looks at each day as one continued Easter Sunday. As the world, understandably perhaps, moves on from Easter and on to …
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By Ignatius Plato Educators who are also people of color are often called upon to do extra work precisely because they are people of color. It is an expectation that is both challenging and stress inducing. “So often, our high school teachers of color are asked to ‘be on this diversity committee’ and ‘be on …
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By Ignatius Plato Devotion to the Sacred Heart is at the very core of Jesuit Fr. Joe Laramie’s life, and he joyfully shares that devotion with others through his ministry. Father Joe – as he prefers to be called – is the national director of the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network (formerly the Apostleship of Prayer) …
Father Joe Laramie, SJ, Brings It All Back to the Sacred Heart Read More »
By Fr. Maganizo Kapita, SJ “So, too, you also must be prepared, for at an hour you do not expect, the son of Man will come” (Matthew 24:44). With these words, the Advent season for 2022 begins. Advent is the period of remembrance and preparation as we anticipate the Emanuel at Christmas. It is a …