The universal Church is celebrating an Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy. The Jubilee opened on 8 December 2015, the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, and closes with the Feast of Christ the King on 20 November 2016. Pope Francis has emphasized God's Mercy over and over in both words and actions during his Pontificate....
Eric Jensen, SJ offers a quick thought on the Apostle Thomas and the difference between faith and belief....
This is the second of a two part posting which examines the movement from our minds wandering to our minds lost in contemplation, and from contemplation to compassion for the world, and that brings us back to our minds stretched in many directions....
In this series of ongoing postings, Fred Power, SJ, offers a guide to the books of the Bible. True Scriptural reading is the careful, intelligent and prayerful use of the Bible by a believer. Today's posting looks at The Acts of the Apostles....
This posting by Brian Strassburger, SJ, - originally pubiished in The Jesuit Post (thejesuitpost.org)- examines the ways Christ has been depicted in art through the centuries....
This is the first of a two part posting examining a movement which often occurs in our spiritual life, the movement from our minds wandering to our minds focused in meditation, and from meditation to our minds lost in contemplation, and from contemplation to compassion for the world.....
As this new year begins, Pope Francis asks us to pray "That sincere dialogue among men and women of different faiths may produce the fruits of peace and justice."...
In this series of ongoing postings, Fred Power, SJ, offers a guide to the books of the Bible. True Scriptural reading is the careful, intelligent and prayerful use of the Bible by a believer. Today's posting looks at the Gospel of St. John....
In this series of ongoing postings, Fred Power, SJ, offers a guide to the books of the Bible. True Scriptural reading is the careful, intelligent and prayerful use of the Bible by a believer. Today's posting looks at the Gospel of St.Luke...
The universal prayer intention entrusted to the worldwide Apostleship of Prayer for this final month of 2015: Experiencing God's Mercy - "That all may experience the mercy of God, who never tires of forgiving." This intention coincides with the December 8 start of the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy....
