by Eric Immel, SJ | Jul 17, 2019 | Blogs, Spirituality ~ Approx. 3 mins
I am adopted. Just days after I was born, I became a member of the Immel family. At that time, my brother was around, who is adopted, and we were 18 months away from my sister showing up, who is also adopted. It’s probably the first thing my siblings and I knew about...
by Sean Barry, SJ | Jul 12, 2019 | Film, In the News, Pop Culture ~ Approx. 3 mins
[SPOILER ALERT: This article contains significant details from the movie Spider-Man: Far From Home] Appearances can be deceiving. We’ve all heard this line many times in our lives, and it can become cliche. “Of course, not everything is as it seems!” But we need that...
by Taylor Fulkerson, SJ | Jul 8, 2019 | Amazon Synod, Faith & Politics, Global Catholicism ~ Approx. 7 mins
On June 17 the working document for the Pan-Amazonian Synod, to take place later this year in Rome, was released. And it’s been causing waves. The main question asked is one that has potential to affect the whole Church — would they really ordain married men? And what...
by Ian Peoples, SJ | Jul 5, 2019 | Faith & Politics, Global Catholicism, In the News, Pop Culture, Sports ~ Approx. 4 mins
As the USWNT marches into the World Cup Final this weekend, the team’s star forward and co-captain Megan Rapinoe has filled headlines with her back-and-forth exchanges with President Trump, turning attention away from the team’s on-the-field victories to...
by Chris Williams, SJ | Jul 3, 2019 | Blogs ~ Approx. 4 mins
Daniel — a vulgar but charming Vietnam vet — has led me up the hill of Market Street in San Francisco to the front of Holy Redeemer parish in the Castro neighborhood. The sun is setting on a beautiful Wednesday evening as a crowd of people who are homeless slowly...
by The Jesuit Post | Jul 2, 2019 | Education, In the News, Justice, Sexuality ~ Approx. 4 mins
The divides in the U.S. Catholic Church were on full display last week. While many expressed pride at being “Jesuit-educated,” we are mourning the lack of healing in our Church and the degree to which the LGBT community continues to be marginalized. The leaders of...
by Juan Ruiz, SJ | Jul 1, 2019 | Catholic Writing, Social Media, Spirituality ~ Approx. 4 mins
What makes for a meaningful apology? Apologies are difficult. They are difficult for a variety of reasons. Sometimes they are hard because we don’t know what we should say. Sometimes they are hard because we are embarrassed by what we did and by why we did it....
by Matt Stewart, SJ | Jun 28, 2019 | Catholic 101, Faith & Family ~ Approx. 9 mins
So you’re engaged…Congratulations! Now that your parents and grandparents have been called, the “He/She said yes!” photos have been posted, it’s time to get down to details. And boy there are a lot of them! Among the first of them is likely to be finding a parish...
by Billy Critchley-Menor, SJ | Jun 25, 2019 | Gender, Interview, Religious Life ~ Approx. 2 mins
More than 80 young Catholic sisters will gather at the end of this week in St. Louis for a national gathering of Giving Voice, an organization formed by and for young Catholic sisters. Giving Voice was founded in 1997 by a group of sisters looking for support from...
by Tucker Redding, SJ | Jun 23, 2019 | One-Minute Homily ~ Approx. 1 min
Jesus offers himself humbly and completely in the Eucharist. We are called to do the same for each other. This week’s One-Minute Homily is presented by Tucker Redding, SJ, and is based on the readings for Sunday, June 23, which you can find here:...
