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...
by Jeff Ryan Miraflor, SJ | Jan 15, 2019 | Faith & Politics, Global Catholicism, Spirituality ~ Approx. 4 mins
It isn’t a new revelation that the Church is in a crisis. Rampant clerical sex abuse. Bishops have lost our trust. Public squabbling. Endless scandals and media revelations. What has been the result? Division. People leaving the Church. People like me wondering if...
by Patrick Hyland, SJ | Jan 14, 2019 | Education, Film, Spirituality ~ Approx. 3 mins
I do not often think of movies that are older than my students, but recently, Men In Black served me well. At the high school I work at in Chicago, teachers were asked to sign up and give short presentations to the rest of the faculty and staff about small successes...
by Danny Gustafson, SJ | Jan 13, 2019 | One-Minute Homily ~ Approx. 1 min
People were wrong about who John the Baptist was and sometimes we’re wrong about people too. Check out this week’s #1MinHomily by Danny Gustafson, SJ. Based on the readings for Sunday, January 13, which you can find here: https://bit.ly/2ESupgx
by Ken Homan, SJ | Jan 11, 2019 | Catholic Writing, Faith & Family, Faith & Politics, Gender, Global Catholicism, Immigration, In the News, Pop Culture, Race, Spirituality, TJP Reads ~ Approx. 7 mins
Have you read the good news? Despite the rise of online book sellers and a seeming fight-to-the-death brought on by e-books, independent bookstores and printed books are on the rebound! This is stellar news, as books are vital to both the health of our society and our...
by David Paternostro, SJ | Jan 10, 2019 | Faith & Family, Holidays, Spirituality ~ Approx. 3 mins
Another holiday season has come and gone. A time for being with family and friends, a time to go home, hopefully a time for happiness. Hopefully, but not always. As we look back over this Christmas, we may look back at a difficult time. But however we look back at...
