This retreat was given at the Demontreville Jesuit Retreat House near Lake Elmo, Minnesota, January 14-17, 2010.|Fr. Schneider was born and raised in Green Bay, Wisc. and is the second eldest of six boys. He graduated from ...

This retreat was given by Fr. Larry Gillick, S.J. at the Demontreville Jesuit Retreat House, Lake Elmo, Minnesota, April 28 - May 1, 2016|This retreat is meant to be listened to but it is also intended that each conference ...

I have the honor of writing the reflection for today, September 21st, which has been selected by the United Nations Organization as the International World Day of Peace.  In order to prepare to celebrate this day students, ...

Our first reading describes a people whose patience has been "worn out" from their journey.  We have all experienced times when our patience wears thin.  Sometimes we snap at those we love, saying things we wish we hadn't. ...

My prayer with today's readings took me to two places; the importance of the resurrection and the importance of women in Jesus' ministry.  Not so much their presence, but that we – future Christians - know of both of ...

My reflection upon today's scripture readings is influenced by daily reports of violence occasioned by inter-religious conflicts.|We Christians, together with Jews and Muslims, share a belief in one God -- the Father ...

Today commemorates two saints and others who were martyred.  While we may think of most martyred as being from the early Christian church that is not the case here. These followers of Christ were martyred in the 19th ...

Dear Mary, Full of Grace and Blessed among women and men,|You are the Mother of my Lord and God. You gave birth to our Salvation. When we contemplate the mystery of your motherhood, we delight in thinking of Jesus' having ...

"But as for the seed that fell on rich soil, they are the ones who, when they have heard the word, embrace it with a generous and good heart, and bear fruit through perseverance." Luke 7|One holy day I went to Mass with a ...

Well, there is plenty of pessimism in today's first reading, that's for sure.  We are basically told that life is drudgery, endless toil that wears us down until we pass away and are replaced by the new generation that ...