by Bill McCormick, SJ | Sep 11, 2017 | Faith & Politics ~ Approx. 5 mins
By now most readers have heard about Steve Bannon’s disgusting comments on DACA. The bishops’ support for DACA, Bannon argues, can only stem from their crass self-interest: The bishops have been terrible about this. By the way, you know why? Because unable to really...
by Henoch Derbew | Sep 8, 2017 | Faith & Politics, Global Catholicism ~ Approx. 5 mins
Tomorrow our Church celebrates St. Peter Claver (1580-1654), patron saint of, among others things, African-Americans. But for me, and I suspect for not a few Black Catholics, Mass on September 9th has the same unsettling feel of the first day of Black History Month....
by Eric Immel, SJ | Sep 6, 2017 | Blogs, Spirituality ~ Approx. 4 mins
At night, when the world was sleeping, I would don an orange mask and take a shortcut to St. Matthew School. I’d quietly slide a heavy metal grate from one of the storm drains and, nunchuks in hand, leap into the darkness. The battle for my school was about to begin...
by Joshua Peters, SJ | Sep 5, 2017 | Letters for the Weary, Race ~ Approx. 12 mins
Come by here, my Lord, come by here. Come by here, my Lord, come by here. Come by here, my Lord, come by here. Oh Lord, come by here. It is a Sunday afternoon in late September, and the famed Chicago wind is still hot this far west of Lake Michigan. I am pulling up to...
by Brian Strassburger, SJ | Sep 4, 2017 | Faith & Politics, Justice ~ Approx. 6 mins
How much is our labor worth? Think about these questions: How much money should a barber make for cutting hair? The same basic haircut in Mexico costs half the price it does in the United States. How much should a nanny get paid? NPR’s Planet Money reported on a nanny...
by Sean Barry, SJ | Sep 1, 2017 | Film, Justice, Pop Culture ~ Approx. 4 mins
What would you do if you could write a name in a notebook and that person would die? Is it justifiable? If so, when and towards who? These questions are central to last week’s new Netflix adaptation of Death Note, an acclaimed anime series from 20061. The film...
by Ken Homan, SJ | Aug 31, 2017 | Creation ~ Approx. 7 mins
Let’s try a contemplation. I want you to imagine one of your favorite outdoor adventures. I’ll give you a second…okay, got it? Now where was it? Who was with you? What beauty most stood out to you? What made that place special, important, and worth remembering?...
by Garrett Gundlach, SJ | Aug 30, 2017 | Blogs, Spirituality ~ Approx. 4 mins
We’re in town this time to practice curbs: if you bump one on the driving skills test, you automatically fail—no bus driver license for you today. Better luck next week. Easier said than done. Buses are three times longer than the little city cars I’m used to driving,...
by Edward Chow, SJ | Aug 28, 2017 | Pope Francis, Spirituality ~ Approx. 4 mins
Having a young Jesuit as a teacher naturally piques the interest of high school sophomores. Does it mean you can’t get married? Who do you live with? How long does it take to become a priest? But the one part of Jesuit life that tends to provoke a strong response is...
by Dan Everson, SJ | Aug 25, 2017 | Music ~ Approx. 6 mins
“Desert sky, dream beneath the desert sky. The rivers run but soon run dry. We need new dreams tonight.” — U2, “In God’s Country,” The Joshua Tree “Therefore, I will allure her now; I will lead her into the wilderness and speak persuasively to...
