by Taylor Fulkerson, SJ | Sep 4, 2018 | Faith & Politics, Global Catholicism ~ Approx. 2min
Almost one month after the death of Fr. Carlos Riudavets, a suspect has been apprehended in the murder of the Jesuit priest. Peruvian National Police arrested Osman Pitug Wajush, who denied involvement in the assault on the Spanish missionary in mid-July. According to...
by Ryan Birjoo, SJ | Sep 3, 2018 | Discerning Citizenship, Faith & Politics ~ Approx. 4 mins
“This needful, never spent, And nursing element; My more than meat and drink; My meal at every wink; This air, which, by life’s law My lung must draw” Gerard Manley Hopkins, The Blessed Virgin compared to the Air we Breathe Twenty-first century human beings are...
by Juan Ruiz, SJ | Sep 2, 2018 | One-Minute Homily ~ Approx. 1 min
In today’s Gospel Jesus says, “…the things that come out from within are what defile.” In this week’s One-Minute Homily, Juan Ruiz, SJ, reflects on the scandal that has defiled the Church from within and the call to protect the...
by Bill McCormick, SJ | Aug 31, 2018 | Faith & Politics, Youth Synod ~ Approx. 3 mins
By many accounts, the signal theme of Pope Francis’ papacy is expressed in the title of his apostolic exhortation Evangelii Gaudium. The “joy of the Gospel,” however, could not be further removed from recent headlines about the Catholic Church. First, there was the...
by The Jesuit Post | Aug 28, 2018 | Faith & Politics, In the News, Spirituality ~ Approx. 1 min
Prayer for Healing for Victims of Abuse God of endless love, ever caring, ever strong, always present, always just: You gave your only Son to save us by the blood of his cross. Gentle Jesus, shepherd of peace, join to your own suffering the pain of all who have been...
by Ken Homan, SJ | Aug 27, 2018 | Faith & Politics ~ Approx. 6 mins
As I began reading reports of the Pennsylvania grand jury, two memories stuck out in my head. In the sixth grade (2002), a classmate insultingly called another a “priest.” The other promptly replied, “I ain’t no rapist!” The second memory came as a Jesuit novice. I...
by David Inczauskis, SJ | Aug 26, 2018 | One-Minute Homily ~ Approx. 1 min
Some things fail to live up to our expectations. David Inczauskis, SJ, reminds us to seek perfection in God alone in this week’s One-Minute Homily. Based on the readings for Sunday, August 26, 2018, which you can find here: https://bit.ly/2Mih8Ch.
by Emanuel Werner | Aug 24, 2018 | In the News, Pop Culture, Sports ~ Approx. 3 mins
The 2018 college football season will be yet another can’t miss spectacle this fall. People in this country can’t get enough football! There is something marvelous about 22 grown men lining up across from each other, 11 per side, in full pads ready to smash each other...
by Jim Kennedy, SJ | Aug 21, 2018 | Discerning Citizenship, Faith & Politics ~ Approx. 5 mins
“Events, dear boy, events.” In a contest for weariest political cliches, Harold MacMillan’s oft-quoted if unverified remark about the perilous threat of new and unexpected developments to political programs and campaigns would rate well. Yet, as the November 2018...
by The Jesuit Post | Aug 20, 2018 | In the News ~ Approx. 5 mins
It has been a bad summer for the Roman Catholic Church in the United States. Beginning with substantiated allegations of sexual abuse by then-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, subsequent weeks have led to McCarrick’s resignation from the College of Cardinals, stories of...
