by Michael Rossmann, SJ | Feb 14, 2018 | Lent, One-Minute Homily, Videos ~ Approx. 1 min
Why do people flock to church on Ash Wednesday? Check out the special Ash Wednesday edition of the One-MInute Homily from Fr. Michael Rossmann, SJ. Based on the readings for Wednesday, February 14.
by Patrick Hyland, SJ | Feb 12, 2018 | Faith & Family, Faith & Politics, Pope Francis ~ Approx. 4 mins
The longest apostolic exhortation of the Catholic Church has tragically been reduced to a footnote. It seems nothing can be written about Pope Francis’ apostolic exhortation Amoris Laetitia without addressing his footnote on the reception of communion by Catholics who...
by Emanuel Werner | Feb 11, 2018 | Spirituality, Sports ~ Approx. 2 mins
For the next two weeks in Pyeongchang, South Korea, the world will celebrate an athletic tradition which began near Mount Olympus in mainland Greece in honor of Zeus in 776 BCE. Athleticism at its finest reveals the tremendous potential of the human person to exercise...
by Jim Kennedy, SJ | Feb 9, 2018 | Art, Pop Culture, TJP Reads ~ Approx. 3 mins
In such an oversaturated and overstimulated media environment, filled with abuse, neglect, anger, and fear, it would have been easy to overlook a short announcement on January 22 that the author Ursula K. Le Guin had died peacefully at the age of 88. That would have...
by Edward Chow, SJ | Feb 7, 2018 | Faith & Politics, Global Catholicism ~ Approx. 5 mins
Lent is a season Christians often associate with sacrifices – whether that is giving up something we cherish or doing something charitable we normally don’t do. In fact, the Lenten and Easter seasons play out in our lives throughout the year. In life we often...
by Damian Torres-Botello, SJ | Feb 7, 2018 | Blogs, Music, Spirituality ~ Approx. 3 mins
It’s a Saturday afternoon and I’m cleaning my bathroom. I’ve selected an exceptional playlist on my phone, encouraging my feet to dance. Then I hear it. Ben Folds. It’s “Zak and Sara.” And with it a Back to the Future Delorean-like transportation of sound and...
by Nick Courtney | Feb 5, 2018 | Faith & Politics, Pope Francis ~ Approx. 5 mins
When people argue about Pope Francis, how often are they really disagreeing on more fundamental issues – like the nature of the Church and who is Jesus Christ? Last Wednesday night, Ross Douthat and Massimo Faggioli, two well-known Catholic public...
by Emanuel Werner | Feb 4, 2018 | Justice, Sports ~ Approx. 3 mins
After watching one of the most ritually-rich secular events in the world, what did we take from the liturgical experience? Was it the stunning aspects of the game? The intensity of our emotions as they volleyed to and fro? The hilarity of the commercials vying for our...
by Brian Strassburger, SJ | Feb 4, 2018 | One-Minute Homily, Spirituality, Videos ~ Approx. 1 min
Everyone wants a short homily on Super Bowl Sunday. Here’s yours! Enjoy this brief, but powerful homily from Brian Strassburger, SJ. Based on the readings for Sunday, February 4, which you can find here: http://bit.ly/2DKu37B.
by Bill McCormick, SJ | Feb 1, 2018 | Faith & Politics ~ Approx. 4 mins
Our constant invocation of the rhetoric of polarization and division can drain us of hope and blind us to new possibilities for unity. But there are opportunities for us to grow together, and we should embrace them. The Left’s New Love for Subsidiarity Subsidiarity...
