by Andrew Hanson | Dec 13, 2017 | Blogs, Faith & Family, Global Catholicism, Spirituality ~ Approx. 4 mins
It’s 7:45 am at Cristo Rey Jesuit High School. The onslaught of students crossing over into the main building from the cafeteria has begun. They hustle to their lockers, swapping out textbooks and jamming class binders into their swollen book bags. Some retie their...
by Brian Strassburger, SJ | Dec 12, 2017 | Faith & Politics, Justice ~ Approx. 4 mins
Click here for English. ¿Cómo acogemos al forastero? Miles de personas que viven en los Estados Unidos no se sienten acogidas en este momento. Los estudiantes de secundaria y universitarios que se benefician de la Ley de Acción Diferida para los Llegados en la...
by Brian Strassburger, SJ | Dec 11, 2017 | Faith & Politics, Justice ~ Approx. 4 mins
Haga clic aquí para español. How do we welcome the stranger? Thousands of people living in the United States feel unwelcome right now. High school and college students benefiting from Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals legislation (DACA) are facing an uncertain...
by Bill McCormick, SJ | Dec 10, 2017 | Interview, Social Media, Spirituality ~ Approx. 7 mins
TJP recently sat down with Bishop Paul Tighe, secretary of the Vatican’s Pontifical Council for Culture to discuss the Church’s digital ministry. *** John Allen recently called you the Vatican’s nicest guy. How did you get that reputation? My mother’s...
by Michael Rossmann, SJ | Dec 10, 2017 | One-Minute Homily, Spirituality, Videos ~ Approx. 1 min
Looking for comfort and joy? It’s going to take some effort. Check out this week’s (extremely) brief One-Minute Homily by Fr. Michael Rossmann, SJ. Based on the Sunday readings for December 10, 2017, which you can read here: http://bit.ly/2A3xZyi.
by James Antonio, SJ | Dec 7, 2017 | Faith & Politics, Justice ~ Approx. 2min
Am I the only person tired of the word “woke”? Maybe it used to mean something, but the term seems to have devolved into a badge of coolness meant to be flaunted publicly. Don’t get me wrong: I have no problem with the original meaning of woke. After the tragic...
by Erin Kast, SJ | Dec 5, 2017 | In the News, Spirituality ~ Approx. 3 mins
I stood just a few feet from the altar and watched as small clouds of incense tumbled out from the censer swung by Cardinal Angelo Amato, Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints. He had come from Rome to celebrate the Beatification of Fr. Solanus Casey,...
by Ken Homan, SJ | Dec 3, 2017 | Holidays, Humor ~ Approx. 1 min
1. You wish you could remember more than just the first verse of “O Come, O Come Emmanuel.” via GIPHY 2. You’re in solidarity with Mary because of your Thanksgiving-to-Christmas food baby. via GIPHY 3. You’re trying to stay in the spirit of Advent while...
by Henoch Derbew | Dec 3, 2017 | One-Minute Homily, Spirituality, Videos ~ Approx. 1 min
Begin Advent 2017 by being watchful for Christ in your everyday life. Listen to Henoch Fente Derbew, SJ’s, (extremely) brief, yet powerful reflection, based on the Sunday Mass readings for December 3, 2017: http://bit.ly/2nle3Fq
by Lucas Sharma, SJ | Dec 1, 2017 | Faith & Politics, Justice ~ Approx. 3 mins
I rarely have to think about what it must be like to be HIV+. Like many others, I grew up in a community where I knew no one who was HIV+ or had died from AIDS. My exposure was the RENT soundtrack. And seeing the film, I couldn’t really understand what the reality of...
