by Brian Strassburger, SJ | Apr 12, 2019 | In the News, Pop Culture, Sports ~ Approx. 3 mins
You might have missed the best story of March Madness this year. No, it wasn’t Virginia’s story of redemption, as good as that was. It was a story about losing. By now, you have heard about the newly crowned NCAA Men’s Basketball National Champions at the University...
by Chris Williams, SJ | Apr 10, 2019 | Blogs, Humor, Spirituality ~ Approx. 3 mins
This post was originally published on April 11, 2018. *** It was like a scene out of a Cohen brothers dark comedy (think Fargo). My friend and I were having lunch at a Jesuit retirement community, which was typically a wonderful time to take in old stories and wisdom...
by Ken Homan, SJ | Apr 8, 2019 | Economics, Faith & Politics, Justice ~ Approx. 5 mins
What do you call someone who teaches classes, grades materials, lectures, guides labs, facilitates study groups, and completes thousands of hours of research while also studying and writing theses or dissertations? According to most universities, you’d call that...
by Colten Biro | Apr 5, 2019 | Film, In the News, Pop Culture ~ Approx. 5 mins
With a single snap of Thanos’s fingers, Marvel fans were left with desperate and heart-wrenching goodbyes and credits running in silence at the end of Avengers: Infinity War. For a year now Marvel fans have found themselves wrestling with a single question: What is...
by Colten Biro | Apr 4, 2019 | Blogs, Spirituality ~ Approx. 3 mins
I’m nearly certain a drop of sweat was slowly crawling down my forehead, and it was not hot. We stood outside of a church, pinned off to the side of the crowd exiting after mass. In front of me, an older woman, spatterings of grey hair and a few creases hanging on the...
by Billy Critchley-Menor, SJ | Apr 3, 2019 | Faith & Politics, Global Catholicism, Pope Francis, Youth Synod ~ Approx. 5 mins
Christ is alive, and wants to draw young people to the center of a young Church. This is Pope Francis’ message in the apostolic exhortation he released yesterday, Christus vivit. The exhortation is long, probably too long for a document addressed to young people. It...
by Bill McCormick, SJ | Apr 1, 2019 | Faith & Politics, Film, Pope Francis ~ Approx. 3 mins
I walked away from the movie “Unplanned” with one question: will it change minds? The abortion debate has raged since the 1970s in this country. The Catholic Church has struggled to present its teaching on abortion in an environment in which abortion has become a...
by David Inczauskis, SJ | Mar 31, 2019 | One-Minute Homily ~ Approx. 1 min
Just as the father received the Prodigal Son, so God greets us when we turn to him in prayer. So what are you waiting for? Go pray! David Inczauskis, SJ, delivers this beautiful message in this week’s One-Minute Homily. Based on the readings for Sunday, March...
by Sean Barry, SJ | Mar 28, 2019 | In the News, Pop Culture, Sports ~ Approx. 5 mins
There’s just something in the air this time of year. The days no longer feel so short. Those in school (or who work in them) can finally start to taste summer coming. This is also the start of my favorite season in sports: baseball season! It is opening day! 1 And...
by Michael Rossmann, SJ | Mar 24, 2019 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 1 min
The Lord is merciful, but that doesn’t mean we slack off, says Fr. Michael Rossmann, SJ in this week’s One-Minute Homily based on this Sunday’s readings, which can be found here.
