by admin | Jun 25, 2018 | Guest Author
Our contributing author for this month’s reflection, Fr. J. Michael Sparough, SJ, is a retreat director, itinerant preacher and writer at the Bellarmine Jesuit Retreat House in Barrington, Illinois. Intention: Priests and their Pastoral Ministry That priests, who...
by admin | Jun 21, 2018 | Philip Kosloski
During his pontificate, Pope Francis has put much emphasis on joy and even dedicated an entire encyclical to the “Joy of the Gospel.” He writes in the opening paragraph, “The joy of the gospel fills the hearts and lives of all who encounter Jesus. Those who accept his...
by admin | Jun 20, 2018 | Philip Kosloski
Prayer doesn’t always come easy. Sometimes we may try to pray, but nothing seems to “work.” We feel like our prayer is empty and that we are simply “going through the motions.” One of the keys to prayer is recognizing the fact that prayer...
by admin | Jun 19, 2018 | News
We ask your prayers for the repose of the soul of Carol V. Blazek, the mother of Father William Blazek SJ, our regional director. Carol Voss Blazek, fortified by the Sacraments of Holy Mother Church, died peacefully at the Gilbert Residence in Ypsilanti Michigan on...
by admin | Jun 14, 2018 | Philip Kosloski
It can often be difficult to find time to pray each day. Work, family and other obligations take most of our attention and when the day is done, we discover that we forgot to pray. One solution is not to first try grandiose plans for prayer, but to be consistent with...
