by jsnyder@sjjtitans.org | Apr 29, 2021 | Ignatian Thought of the Day
St. Catherine of Siena died on this day in 1380 at the age of 33. At 21, she had a vision of Christ which changed her life. In her vision she was told to help the poor and the sick. She often visited hospitals and homes where the poor and sick were found. Her...
by jsnyder@sjjtitans.org | Apr 28, 2021 | Ignatian Thought of the Day
“I came into the world as light, so that everyone who believes in me might not remain in darkness. And if anyone hears my words and does not observe them, I do not condemn him, for I did not come into the world to condemn the world but to save the world.” (John...
by jsnyder@sjjtitans.org | Apr 26, 2021 | Ignatian Thought of the Day
“Be what you see; receive what you are.” – St. Augustine For Catholics, the tabernacle is the receptacle in which the eucharistic bread is kept, outside of Mass. At St. John’s Jesuit, the tabernacle is in the McDonough Small Chapel. The early Christians didn’t use a...
by jsnyder@sjjtitans.org | Apr 20, 2021 | Ignatian Thought of the Day
“Stephen said to the people…‘You stiff-necked people, uncircumcised in heart and ears, you always oppose the Holy Spirit… You received the law as transmitted by angels, but you did not observe it.’ When they heard this, they were infuriated, and they ground their...
by jsnyder@sjjtitans.org | Apr 18, 2021 | Ignatian Thought of the Day
“…a Pharisee named Gamaliel told the Sanhedrin to keep away from the apostles and let them alone…lest you even be found to fight against God…the Sanhedrin agreed…and called for the apostles and, having them beaten…they commanded that they should not speak in the...
by jsnyder@sjjtitans.org | Apr 15, 2021 | Ignatian Thought of the Day
Two years ago today, a major electrical fire damaged the centuries-old Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France. Many of the cathedral’s priceless artifacts were rescued during the blaze when bystanders formed a human chain to retrieve art and religious artifacts. ...
