by SJI | Jul 24, 2019 | Featured
“There was once a little man called Niggle, who had a long journey to make. He did not want to go, indeed the whole idea was distasteful to him; but he could not get out of it. He knew he would have to start some time, but he did not hurry with his preparations…” – J....
by SJI | Jul 17, 2019 | Featured
Marc Chagall’s White Crucifixion, which is reportedly one of Pope Francis’ favorite works of art, unites a crucifix with imagery of one of the greatest abuses against human dignity in recent history: the treatment of European Jews in the 1930s and 1940s. Christ...
by SJI | Jul 10, 2019 | Featured
Even before he became Pope John Paul II, work was a major theme in Karol Wojtyla’s life, a theme that weaves through his poetry. Wojtyla wrote poems about quarry workers, factory workers, actors, typists, and others, revealing his personal understanding of the tasks...
by SJI | Jul 3, 2019 | Featured
In this and the next few blog posts, we will be looking at St. John Paul II’s encyclical Laborem Exercens, honing in on some of the saint’s key insights and relating them to our business life today. The first major point St. John Paul II focuses on is how work is...
by SJI | Jun 26, 2019 | Featured
Visiting California’s missions is a beautiful experience. The unique characteristics of each mission are striking, from the swallows of San Juan Capistrano to the lonely ruins of Nuestra Senora de la Soledad. The fragments of paint, adobe, or plants that exist from...
