Videos
Advent Desire
James Martin, SJ, talks about the connection between Advent and desire in the video below. He says, “Our deepest longing, planted within us, is our Advent desire for Jesus...
Web Community
Sending Christmas Cards or Not?
Paul Sullivan considers the work and cost of sending Christmas cards in a lighthearted post at igNation. He begins:
It’s that time of year again.
You know, when you think about...
Jesuit Saints
Feast of St. Francis Xavier
Today we celebrate the feast of St. Francis Xavier, great missionary and close friend of St. Ignatius.
Francis Xavier had planned to devote himself to the intellectual life, but at...
Spirituality
We Prepare in Advent
We prepare in Advent not just for Christ’s coming but also for his returning. We say in the creed every week that it’s this event we await so joyfully....
Spirituality
What Could Have Been
Instead of complaining that the rose bush is full of thorns, be happy the thorn bush has roses.—German ProverbBut what if you can’t even recall what gratitude feels like?...
Web Community
Week of Gratitude
For the past several years, Paul Campbell, SJ, has spent the week before Thanksgiving hosting a Week of Gratitude on his blog, People for Others. This year’s posts are...