by Colten Biro | May 3, 2018 | Blogs, Education, Faith & Politics, Spirituality ~ Approx. 4 mins
The white-knuckled grip of my hands on the wheel only tightened as the voice carried over the radio, a woman’s voice reading “A letter from a furious teacher.” Passionate, not unlike me. A teacher, not unlike me. Shattered by the voices from Parkland, Florida—not...
by Ken Homan, SJ | May 1, 2018 | Faith & Politics, Sexuality ~ Approx. 5 mins
Haga clic aquí para español. Take a quick glance at the website for the UNITE HERE! labor union and you’ll see a number of issues focused on women – #MeToo, workplace discrimination, and fighting sexual harassment. You’ll find materials on protecting families...
by Ken Homan, SJ | May 1, 2018 | Faith & Politics, Sexuality ~ Approx. 6 mins
Click here for English. Revisa el sitio web del sindicato UNITE HERE! (“¡Únete aquí!”) y encontrarás una serie de problemas centrados en las mujeres: #MeToo, la discriminación en el lugar de trabajo y la lucha contra el acoso sexual. Encontrarás materiales sobre la...
by Bill McCormick, SJ | Apr 30, 2018 | Faith & Politics ~ Approx. 3 mins
The sad case of Alfie Evans divided the Catholic world like nothing else of late – which is saying something. Commentators disagreed on the bio-ethics of the case. Some argued that the Church “does not teach that every possible recourse must be taken to preserve...
by Michael Rossmann, SJ | Apr 29, 2018 | One-Minute Homily ~ Approx. 1 min
What difference does worship make? All the difference. Check out this week’s One-Minute Homily by Fr. Michael Rossmann, SJ on Dorothy Day and importance of abiding in Christ.
by David Inczauskis, SJ | Apr 27, 2018 | Music, Pop Culture ~ Approx. 3 mins
Drake is everywhere. He’s taped inside circles of red and pink hearts on middle school girls’ binders. He’s booming from transistor radios at a juvenile detention center. His voice glides above waves of bass as college players warm up for NCAA soccer matches. Then...
by Damian Torres-Botello, SJ | Apr 25, 2018 | Blogs, Faith & Politics, Pope Francis, Spirituality ~ Approx. 3 mins
It’s the first beautiful day in Detroit in months. The perfect day to close a play. The theatre company I work for produces shows at the Boll Family YMCA downtown, and today is our last performance. As is custom for our company, we will tear down the set once the play...
by David Paternostro, SJ | Apr 24, 2018 | Faith & Politics, Pope Francis, Spirituality ~ Approx. 3 mins
Francis always manages to provoke a reaction, and his latest document, an Apostolic Exhortation called Gaudete et Exsultate (“Rejoice and Be Glad”), is no exception. David Cloutier has pointed out that many are reading it (badly) as “the latest battle in an...
by Brian Strassburger, SJ | Apr 23, 2018 | Global Catholicism, In the News ~ Approx. 5 mins
(Haga clic aqui para espanol.) BUILD THE WALL!!! Let’s do it. Let’s build the wall. You know what I’m talking about. Yes, THAT wall. The one between Mexico and the United States that Trump has been shouting about since the election season. More recently, he has...
by Brian Strassburger, SJ | Apr 23, 2018 | Global Catholicism, In the News ~ Approx. 5 mins
(Click here for English.) ¡CONSTRUYAMOS EL MURO! ¡Hagámoslo! ¡Construyamos el muro! Sabes de que estoy hablando, ¿verdad? Sí, ese muro. El muro entre México y los Estados Unidos del que Trump ha estado gritando desde las elecciones. Recientemente, ordenó que las...
