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...
by David Paternostro, SJ | Nov 13, 2017 | Faith & Politics, In the News ~ Approx. 2 mins
Everyone wants to be “woke.” We fight over who is more self-aware, who sees more of what’s wrong with the world, and how we contribute to injustice. We hope awareness will lead to change. But what if a self-aware person is still a bad person? A few days ago, BuzzFeed...
by Mark Mackey, SJ | Nov 12, 2017 | One-Minute Homily, Spirituality, Videos ~ Approx. 1 min
Got Coffee? What other fuel do we need to stay awake and be vigilant for Christ? Take a minute and check out this week’s (extremely brief) reflection with Brother Mark Mackey, SJ based on the Sunday Readings for November 12, 2017: http://bit.ly/2z21zaP...
by Lucas Sharma, SJ | Nov 10, 2017 | Catholic Writing, TJP Reads ~ Approx. 4 mins
For years, readers have been asking Father Greg Boyle when he’ll write a sequel to his New York Times #1 Best Seller Tattoos on the Heart. Each time, he gave them the same answer: “Someday, when I have time.” Somehow, between a full-time job at Homeboy Industries,...
by David Kiblinger, SJ | Nov 9, 2017 | Global Catholicism, Spirituality ~ Approx. 5 mins
One of the things I love most about being Catholic is the sheer volume of details—names, places, images, practices, etc.—that make up our Church. It would take multiple lifetimes to investigate the half of them. Every so often, I like to dig a little bit deeper into...
