Reflections
Middle School
I have two middle-school age sons, and the word of the hour is awkward! They are tired all the time from their ever-morphing bodies. They fall asleep in odd...
Jesuit Saints
A Gentle Saint: St. Peter Faber
Editor’s note: We commemorate the August 2 feast day of St. Peter Faber with Faber Fridays this month, inspired by Jon M. Sweeney’s book, Peter Faber: A Saint for...
Reflections
Cannonball Moment: A Friend’s Death
Five hundred years ago, St. Ignatius was hit by a cannonball in battle. He sustained a horrendous fracture to his right leg and damage to his left. There are...
Reflections
Strangers and the Funny Papers
I am thirsty.
Not for water or coffee or tea but for conversation.
And I’m not talking about the weather or the plague or politics. I’m talking about deep listening. The...
Discernment
Screen Time and St. Ignatius
It’s happened again.
I have spent 30… 45… 60 minutes on social media.
I’m not sure why I do it.
I logged on to see how my old friend from high school...
People
Our Neighbor
Someone we love is dying. Our neighbor is near 90. Her body has been slowing down for a while now. We are not surprised, but we are grieved.
My family’s...