05/01/2026
Congratulations to the newest members of Alpha Sigma Nu at Regis University! 🎉
Your induction into the Jesuit Honor Society is a true testament to your Scholarship, Loyalty, and Service to others. The dedication and hard work you have demonstrated to reach this milestone is something to be incredibly proud of - welcome to a lifelong community of scholars committed to making a difference.
As you move forward, carry with you the values that brought you here - Integrity, Honesty, and the Courage to stand firm in your principles even when it isn't easy. These are not just ideals to aspire to; they are the standard by which we are called to lead.
Wishing each of you all the very best as you continue your academic journey and beyond. We are honored to have you as members.
"Go forth and set the world on fire." - St. Ignatius of Loyola
With pride and congratulations,
Peter Maniatis
Alumni Chapter President, Alpha Sigma Nu - Denver, CO
📷 Photos © Amy Maniatis, 2026. All Rights Reserved.
02/23/2026
🕯️ Beyond the Appearance: The True Excavation of Lent: A Lenten Message from Peter Maniatis, Denver ASN Chapter President
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Not a Performance, But a Presence
Great Lent. 40 days.
Not 40 days to perform holiness. Not 40 days to be seen fasting, praying, and doing good – while quietly holding onto bitterness, pride, hatred, and indifference in our hearts.
Christ saw through that. Every time.
"These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me" (Matthew 15:8, NKJV).
That wasn't written about the pagans. It was written about the religious. I had to learn this the hard way through my own journey. I realized that living a life of faith isn't about looking "healed" and "perfect" for others. It’s about the quiet, internal work of letting God into the scars.
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The Light in the Loneliness
This candle and the mirror in the photo represent my prayer this season: that we stop worrying about how we are projected to the world and focus on the truth of our interior life.
We encounter moments that force us to confront our deepest challenges. Within the rawness of these experiences, we find what is actually unbreakable. In these times, there is no space for maintaining outward appearances or presenting a façade to others. Instead, we are left with the raw, honest, and vulnerable struggles that demand our attention and effort.
This Lent, I’m not interested in surface-level rituals. I’m focusing on the light that stays lit when everything else is stripped away. Christ didn’t just look the part; He walked the loneliest, most painful path imaginable.
Yet His light remains.
If you are in a season of hidden pain, know that your light doesn’t have to be bright to be holy. It just has to stay lit.
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Lent is Not a Costume. It’s an Excavation.
It's the slow, sometimes painful work of letting God into the places we've kept dark – the grudges we've justified, the coldness we've dressed up as discernment, the self-righteousness we've mistaken for faith.
The true fast: It isn't just what leaves your plate. It is what leaves your heart.
And here is a humbling truth worth sitting with this season – sometimes the people who don't claim the Christian faith at all are the ones actually living it the most. The neighbor who shows up quietly and asks nothing in return. The stranger who chooses kindness when no one is watching. The "outsider" who stops to help when the religious person walks on by. Sound familiar? It should. Jesus told that story, too.
It’s not an indictment; it’s an invitation to close the gap between what we profess and how we actually live.
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To the Outsider and the Wounded
To anyone reading this who has been made to feel like an outsider – by a church, by a community, or by people who claimed to represent Christ while showing you anything but – please hear this:
Christ never rejected you. He went out of His way for the rejected. He sat with them, ate with them, defended them, and loved them first. The door that people closed on you was never His door to close.
If that's you – and you're still here, still choosing love, still letting light into the lives of others despite the wounds you've carried – that is one of the most quietly courageous and Christ-like things a person can do.
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The Purpose of the Wilderness
These 40 days are a gift. A wilderness season – not to suffer for suffering's sake, but to strip away what has been covering the light that Christ placed in you. And that light? It was never meant to stay inside the walls of a church.
Our neighbors aren't projects. Our friends aren't conversion goals. They are people deeply loved by God. The world doesn't need more perfect outward appearances. We have plenty already. It needs people whose souls have actually been renewed – people who carry peace and leave others feeling seen, valued, and loved.
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Going Forward
So, this Lent – go inward. Go honestly. Go humbly. And then go outward. Without judgment. Without fear.
Let the light out.
"Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven" (Matthew 5:16, NKJV). 🕯️
What does "living a true inner life" mean to you this Lent? Share your reflections below. 🙏
©️ 2026 Peter Maniatis. All Rights Reserved.
11/14/2025
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