Mary – A Poem
In today's Poetry Tuesday, Greg Kennedy, SJ offers his thoughts on the life of Mary....
03
Oct
02
Oct
A Strong Sense of Ethics
Journalists provide us with Maps of the World, and Pope Francis' intention for October is that journalists in carry out their work, may always be motivated by respect for the truth and a strong sense of ethics....
01
Oct
Dekalog
A series of film screenings, curated by John D. O'Brien, S.J., is taking place on Wednesday evenings until October 26. Dedicated to the Year of Mercy, these films develop the theme "justice and mercy shall embrace". For details, see Regis College Film Series....
30
Sep
A Guide to Reading The Bible #34 – The Book of Wisdom
The Book of Wisdom, which does not appear in the Hebrew Bible, has the title The Wisdom of Solomon" in the Greek manuscripts. Experts put the date of composition towards the middle of the first century B.C., thus making it the last to be written of the books of the Old Testament."...
29
Sep
So far! So good? On Inevitability and Choice
I am in my last stage of Jesuit formation, a long and winding road that has taken up the better part of the last decade of my life. Throughout it all, I have always known what the arc of these years would be, but never the specifics: I'd learn how to pray, do some service work, study philosophy, do full-time ministry for a few years, then go back to school to study theology. Theology study was always held out as the final, culminating stage, and it is. But in some ways, I also understood this long process – and each successive step – as a series of inevitabilities: assumed, obvious, and unquestioned. This article is reposted from The Jesuit Post....
28
Sep
The Center of Concern: From Idea to Reality
In 1971, Cardinal Bernardin, the General Secretary of the USCCB and Fr. Arrupe,the Jesuit General, announced their intention to create jointly an international center for justice and peace in Washington DC. Today, The Center of Concern is still active, influential and admired after 45 years....
27
Sep
About Forgiveness
This Year of Mercy has offered many opportunities for us to dwell on the Mercy of God. We go to confession, receive absolution, and feel cleansed within our souls. Regular confession, at least every month, is a precious gift from God through our priests....
26
Sep
Pentecostal Nostalgia (old men looking back)
On today's Poetry Tuesday, Greg Kennedy imagines how Pentecost must have seemed to the apostles....
25
Sep
Christian Existentialism and Reluctance to Talk about God
How do you experience/see/meet God in your own daily life? Do you ever talk to people about your experiences of God? Are these two questions too personal for you? If it is true that God created each of us, and knows and loves us individually, then perhaps some people think that their experiences of God would not be of interest to other people....
24
Sep
I Confess
A series of film screenings, curated by John D. O'Brien, S.J., is taking place on Wednesday evenings until October 26. Dedicated to the Year of Mercy, these films develop the theme "justice and mercy shall embrace". For details, see Regis College Film Series....