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...
by Colten Biro | Aug 19, 2018 | One-Minute Homily ~ Approx. 1 min
When Jesus says, “eat my flesh,” he’s saying even more than we think. In today’s One-Minute Homily, Colten Biro, SJ, unpacks the deeper meaning of this powerful passage. Based on the readings for Sunday, August 19, 2018, which you can find...
by Michael Rossmann, SJ | Aug 18, 2018 | One-Minute Saints ~ Approx. 1 min
Alberto Hurtado is a saint for our times, says Fr. Michael Rossmann, SJ. He was a busy man who found Christ in both the Eucharist and the poor. And in the process, he found joy.
by Taylor Fulkerson, SJ | Aug 14, 2018 | Faith & Politics, Global Catholicism ~ Approx. 3 mins
Fr. Carlos Riudavets, SJ was found on the kitchen floor last Friday morning, bound and stabbed. He was alone the night before at the Jesuit residence of the Colegio Valentín Salegui (Fe y Alegría 55) in Yamakai-éntsa, Peru. The murder is a shock to both Jesuits and...
by David Paternostro, SJ | Aug 13, 2018 | Faith & Politics, Pope Francis ~ Approx. 3 mins
Pope Francis has done more than we might realize. When he issued a revision of the Catechism of the Catholic Church on the death penalty, he did more than say that death penalty is no longer a permissible option when sentencing criminals. He called for a whole change...
by Michael Rossmann, SJ | Aug 12, 2018 | One-Minute Homily ~ Approx. 1 min
Imitate God? How do we even begin? Well, we can receive the one we imitate, says Fr. Michael Rossmann, SJ in this week’s One-Minute Homily based on the Sunday readings that can be found here.
