by Sean Barry, SJ | Nov 24, 2017 | Holidays, Spirituality ~ Approx. 2 mins
A funny thing happens every November called NaNoWriMo—everyday people attempt to write a 50,000 word novel over the course of the month. And, strange as it might sound, the process has a lot of connections with the upcoming season of Advent. Since November is a busy...
by Jim Kennedy, SJ | Nov 22, 2017 | Faith & Family, Holidays ~ Approx. 4 mins
To dispel all illusions at the get-go, the harvest celebration at Plymouth Bay in 1621 was not the first Thanksgiving, and the sooner mentions and references of it are ejected from our broader culture, the better. Celebrations of thanksgiving – Hallmark cards about...
by Garrett Gundlach, SJ | Nov 22, 2017 | Blogs, Spirituality ~ Approx. 4 mins
“Your room is a lot smaller than it looked,” said my parents when they sat down on the chair I FaceTime them from every Sunday night. “Yeah? Well, check out this view.” After two and a half years of FaceTiming from South Dakota to Wisconsin, my parents came to visit....
by Bill McCormick, SJ | Nov 20, 2017 | Faith & Politics, Interview, Race ~ Approx. 7 mins
Part II of TJP’s interview with Father Bryan Massingale at the 20th Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice. See here for Part I. You offer a challenging vision of the magis that pulls us beyond ourselves and beyond our comfort zone. How would it challenge us on...
by Ken Homan, SJ | Nov 20, 2017 | Faith & Family, Humor ~ Approx. 4 mins
In the 7th grade, my mom made me attend an etiquette dinner. The dinner was for professional students at Saint Louis University where Mom taught, but she took the opportunity to stick me in an ill-fitting sport coat and teach me some manners. (Depending on who you...
by Michael Rossmann, SJ | Nov 19, 2017 | One-Minute Homily, Spirituality, Videos ~ Approx. 1 min
The greatest risk is to not risk anything. For this week’s (extremely) brief One-Minute Homily, Fr. Michael Rossmann, SJ, reflects on the fear of the Lord and the danger of not taking risks. Based on the readings for Sunday, November 19, which you can read...
by Colten Biro | Nov 17, 2017 | Film, In the News, Pop Culture ~ Approx. 2 mins
One murder. One detective. Twelve suspects. Twelve different possible motives… But could there also be mercy and human brokenness lying beneath this mystery? The movie opens with our Belgian detective Hercule Poirot solving a murder in Jerusalem relying upon a single...
by Brian Strassburger, SJ | Nov 16, 2017 | Faith & Politics, Global Catholicism, Spirituality ~ Approx. 6 mins
For English, click here. Imagina esta escena: Es medianoche en la residencia jesuita de un campus universitario. Está oscuro afuera, y todo es tranquilo. La universidad se encuentra en el casco urbano de una metrópolis grande que se duerme a esta hora. Del mismo modo,...
by Brian Strassburger, SJ | Nov 16, 2017 | Faith & Politics, Global Catholicism, Spirituality ~ Approx. 5 mins
Haga clic aquí para español. Imagine this scene: It is the middle of the night at the Jesuit residence on a university campus. It’s dark outside, and all is quiet. The university is located in the heart of an urban metropolis which is fast asleep at this hour....
by Bill McCormick, SJ | Nov 14, 2017 | Faith & Politics, Interview, Race ~ Approx. 5 mins
This past weekend Bill McCormick, SJ, sat down with Father Bryan Massingale, professor of theology at Fordham University and priest of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, at the 20th Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice, where he gave a soaring keynote address on race and...
