Mar 17, 2026 | By Joseph Yu BF ‘28

I’m back home for break in Central Massachusetts and the weather has been hovering around 50 Fahrenheit for the past week, not even dipping below freezing on certain days. By New England standards, spring is here, and Punxsutawney Phil’s clock is expiring. It feels as if the moment it shoots above 60 degrees again, green buds and shoots will burst forth and transform the barren forests into a shimmering, viridescent display.

Mar 16, 2026 | By Oscar Miñoso-Rendón SM ‘27

For as long as I’ve been a Christian, I’ve been struck by the marital language of the New Testament: St. Paul’s comparison of the love between husband and wife to the love of Christ for His Church, Christ’s public miracle at the wedding of Cana, and the image in Revelation of the eschatological wedding feast of the Lamb. Only recently, however, have I begun to appreciate the historical and spiritual weight of that imagery—the sense in which Christ the Bridegroom comes as the fulfillment of a promise first spoken to Israel.

Mar 15, 2026 | By William Barbee SM ‘26

It sounds like the start of a bad joke: an Episcopalian walks into a Jesuit mansion for a three-day silent retreat. Fortunately, this Protestant’s recent experience with Ignatian contemplation offered the perfect opportunity for discerning God at the cusp of major life changes—and, perhaps, for writing a piece for the Logos + UT Austin Lent blog.

Mar 14, 2026 | By Grant Shanklin SY ‘27

Great are you, O Lord, and exceedingly worthy of praise. Though we come from dust and to dust we shall return, You have given us life through Your wonderful act of creation. As the created, we long to know You, our Creator.

Mar 13, 2026 | By Tori Cook JE ‘26

The Lenten season puts us in mind of Christ’s wandering in the wilderness. This time was centering for him as he prepared to begin his earthly ministry, but sometimes for us it serves as a reminder of just how lost we have become in the jungle of our lives. We’re now over halfway through Lent. For some, good habits may be forming, and a deeper relationship with God blooming. But for others, it may feel a bit like how February is to New Year's Resolutions—enthusiasm diminishing and commitment fading, back into disliked yet familiar patterns.