by Jennie Murphy | Aug 1, 2025 | Blog Articles, Monthly Reflection
Let us pray that societies where coexistence seems more difficult might not succumb to the temptation of confrontation for ethnic, political, religious, or ideological reasons. Hearts United in Prayer and Care As a Young Jesuit I spent one summer in northeastern...
by Jennie Murphy | Jan 1, 2025 | Blog Articles, Monthly Reflection
Immersion trips are an invaluable part of a student’s formation, providing real-world experiences that foster empathy, cultural understanding, and personal growth beyond the classroom. As a professor at Boston College, I’ve been fortunate to facilitate a course known...
by Jennie Murphy | Aug 1, 2023 | Monthly Reflection
World Youth Day is a technicolor, all-you-can-see buffet. There are flags from all over the world and people of so many different ethnicities. It’s beautiful. There’s just one color you don’t see: gray. It’s practically nonexistent in national flags, and World Youth...
by Jennie Murphy | Jul 5, 2023 | Monthly Reflection
We pray that Catholics may place the celebration of the Eucharist at the heart of their lives, transforming human relationships in a very deep way and opening to the encounter with God and all their brothers and sisters. I’m a husband, a dad, a son and a professor. At...
by Jennie Murphy | Jun 7, 2023 | Monthly Reflection
We pray that the international community may commit in a concrete way to ensuring the abolition of torture and guarantee support to victims and their families. Pope Francis invites us this month to focus our attention on the abolition of torture, imploring God to...
by Jennie Murphy | May 3, 2023 | Monthly Reflection
Church movements and groups are great to have. They beautifully create a sense of family, belonging, and identity on those who take part in them. Those who join Church movements and groups tend to appreciate family, belonging, and identity due to the natural bonding...
