by admin | Jan 17, 2022 | Spirituality
Historian John W. Padberg, a Jesuit for 77 years, died on Christmas Day 2021. May he rest in peace. Fr. Padberg was celebrated in his lifetime with a collection of essays by Jesuits he inspired, including William A. Barry, SJ; John W. O’Malley, SJ; David L. Fleming,...
by admin | Jan 15, 2022 | Blog
For millennia, people have turned to the heavens for direction. The earliest humans attempted to explain their existence and the events that occurred around them by studying the changing shapes and patterns of the night sky. There were numerous ancient traditions of...
by admin | Jan 14, 2022 | Spirituality
This story is inspired by Matthew 2:13–15. Perhaps Joseph awakes to the sound of Mary humming a lullaby. Mary holds her baby close, rocking as she sits. The corners of Jesus’ mouth turn up in a smile reflex. “Mary, my darling,” Joseph says, “we’re going to have to...
by admin | Jan 13, 2022 | Blog, Spirituality
After being on the spiritual discovery path for most of my 63 years, I’ve come to see that there are just about as many approaches to how to go about this journey as there are people. In other words, spiritual journeys are a deeply individual experience, and...
by admin | Jan 13, 2022 | Blog, Spirituality
An evolutionary process that entails the process of discarding the former self and experiencing an internal rebirth, the ascension spiritual meaning (also known as spiritual awakening) is described as follows. Spiritual ascension is sometimes described in terms of...
