by Tom Elitz, SJ | Feb 4, 2019 | Faith & Politics, In the News, Interview, Sexuality ~ Approx. 9 mins
Dr. Charlie Camosy is a moral theologian at Fordham University specializing in Bioethics. He recently wrote an article assessing the state of affairs in academic moral theology in the U.S. *** TJP: In your recent article, you talk about Intersectional Critical...
by Uli Covarrubias, SJ | Feb 3, 2019 | One-Minute Homily ~ Approx. 1 min
In today’s Gospel, the people think they know who Jesus is. Uli Covarrubias, SJ, reflects on what we can truly know in this week’s One-Minute Homily. Based on the readings for Sunday, February 3, which you can find here: https://bit.ly/2UD0zjR
by Dan Everson, SJ | Feb 1, 2019 | Justice, Race, Spirituality ~ Approx. 4 mins
In the Gospel this past Sunday, Jesus announced his mission to the world. And perhaps there are no better words to keep in mind as we begin Black History Month today: He has sent me to proclaim liberty to captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to let the...
by Ian Peoples, SJ | Jan 28, 2019 | Social Media, Spirituality ~ Approx. 6 mins
Catholic Stuff You Should Know (CSYSK) is a podcast started by a group of priests inspired by Pope Benedict XVI’s call for Catholics to use modern media for the purposes of evangelization. In the following interview, Fr. Michael O’Loughlin describes CSYSK and the...
by Michael Rossmann, SJ | Jan 27, 2019 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 1 min
Not everyone does things the same way. Thank God! Fr. Michael Rossmann, S.J. gives this week’s One-Minute Homily from Panama, the site of World Youth Day with Pope Francis, based on this Sunday’s readings that can be found here.
by Colten Biro | Jan 23, 2019 | Blogs, Spirituality ~ Approx. 3 mins
I notice a pirouette of snowflakes within the heavy, constant snowfall outside my window. As snow cakes upon the window ledge, the tree branches, and the ground, I feel a wintry mix of chill and delight. I sit in a puffy-comfy recliner which swallows me, not allowing...
by Chris Williams, SJ | Jan 22, 2019 | Faith & Family, Film, Pop Culture, Sexuality, Spirituality ~ Approx. 4 mins
If Beale Street Could Talk is the latest work of Barry Jenkins, who took home the Best Picture Oscar in 2017 for directing Moonlight. This new production is loosely based on a novel published in 1974 by James Baldwin. The main characters are Tish and Fonny, who are a...
by Bill McCormick, SJ | Jan 21, 2019 | Faith & Politics ~ Approx. 2min
This past week’s March for Life was marred by an incident involving Catholic high school boys and a Native American protester. One would never have guessed from the ensuing coverage that the US bishops had recently put out a letter on racism, which includes not only a...
by Brian Strassburger, SJ | Jan 20, 2019 | One-Minute Homily ~ Approx. 1 min
What does it take to be a Saint? Brian Strassburger, SJ, reflects on the diversity of people that God calls to holiness in this week’s One-Minute Homily. Based on the readings for Sunday, January 20, which you can find here: https://bit.ly/2SJQxgv
by David Paternostro, SJ | Jan 18, 2019 | Film, In the News, Pop Culture ~ Approx. 4 mins
World War I has faded from memory to history. Now that the centenary of the war’s end has come to pass this past November, there is virtually no one alive who has any memories at all of a time that engulfed the world in war and defined the Twentieth Century. Yet just...