A Tender Heart for God’s People By Minh-Hoang Le, SJ My first impulse to join the Society of Jesus emerged when I was an undergraduate student at the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota. Through encountering a Jesuit, I learned about Jesuit missionaries like St. Francis Xavier, Matteo Ricci, and St. Edmund Campion. These Jesuit …
Let the Spirit Drive . . . By Daniel Kennedy, SJ We as a Church commemorate the moment Jesus went into the wilderness of the desert because the Spirit was leading him (Mk 1:12). I find the image of the Spirit leading Jesus powerful and true for all of us. When looking back on our …
God’s Will Be Done In Ignatian spirituality, finding — or discerning — the will of God involves two principles: consolation (when we sense an experience or decision is moving us toward God) and desolation (when we sense something is moving us away from God). For Fr. James (Jim) Creighton, SJ, the desire to know God’s …
“Out of the Blue” By Amy Korpi When Fr. John Mace, SJ, celebrated his golden jubilee while serving in the Philippines, he had none other than Fr. Adolfo Nicolás, SJ, then Superior General of the Society of Jesus, delivering the homily and declaring about the jubilarian, “50 years of journeying with the Lord—50 years of …
There are more than 17,000 Catholic parishes across the United States, but it’s difficult to imagine many of those being as tight-knit as St. Thomas More Catholic Community in St. Paul, Minnesota. Just from its name, St. Thomas More stands out—the Jesuit church and school aren’t two separate entities; they form a community founded on …
Sports have always been an important part of life for Fr. Patrick Kelly, SJ. He initially tried to set aside this passion, dismissing sports as “childish.” Eventually, though, he felt called to work at the intersection of sports and spirituality. Father Kelly is now a scholar- in-residence at the University of Detroit Mercy and, in …
In 2021, we congratulate the Midwest Jesuit jubilarians who are celebrating special anniversaries of their entrance into the Society of Jesus. Each Jesuit’s path is different, but they are united by their vocation to faithfully serve the Lord. We offer prayers of thanksgiving for their service, which has spanned not only across the country, but …
By Christopher Orlet, The Messenger July 23, 2020 — Bishop Michael McGovern, installed as the ninth bishop of the Diocese of Belleville, Illinois, on July 22, is an alumnus of both Saint Ignatius College Prep in Chicago and Loyola University Chicago. He says that Catholic schools were one of his vocation influences. “Looking back over …
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“You Can Have Me” By Jack McLinden, SJ “If I saw You on the street / and You said come and follow me…” These words from the song “You Can Have Me” by Sidewalk Prophets came on the radio one summer day. I had just graduated from St. Ignatius High School in Cleveland, Ohio, and …
By MegAnne Liebsch June 15, 2020 — Mornings at Pope Francis Center start just after 6 a.m. The skeleton crew of workers line up to have their temperature checked, then they change into work clothes that are laundered on site every day. Finally, they don gloves and masks and get to work preparing for the …
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