by Ken Homan, SJ | Dec 19, 2016 | Spirituality ~ Approx. 3 mins
When I was 8, all I wanted for Christmas were Legos. The popular sets in those days were cities and urban design, which went well with my odd childhood obsession of sewer systems and urban engineering. Three years later, I became captivated by Harry Potter. That year,...
by Sean Barry, SJ | Dec 16, 2016 | Film, Pop Culture, Spirituality ~ Approx. 1min
Spoiler alert: You know how this movie will end. Well, sort of.1 Rogue One: A Star Wars Story ends ten minutes before the original Star Wars: A New Hope begins. It’s the story of that team of rebel spies who steal the plans for the Death Star.2 You already know that...
by Joe Simmons, SJ | Dec 15, 2016 | Global Catholicism, Justice ~ Approx. 6 mins
When Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected the first Jesuit pope in 2013, there was a sense of corporate pride in our Society of Jesus. A Catholic wag quipped, “If you want to get a job done, call the Jesuits!” We had ample reason to rejoice. Isaiah rejoices, too, in the...
by Colten Biro | Dec 14, 2016 | Blogs, Catholic Writing, Spirituality ~ Approx. 3 mins
I arrived early to the cathedral’s Christmas vigil to see the choir caroling. The vigil would begin at midnight, but even by ten I was dragging. It had been a long day, and a long week, and if I was honest with myself, a long year. 2012 was closing, and what a year it...
by Bill McCormick, SJ | Dec 13, 2016 | Faith & Politics ~ Approx. 5 mins
My favorite part of writing for The Jesuit Post is engaging with our readers. So I was grateful that my piece “The Wounded Church” provoked a vigorous reader response. At a time when there are so few good spaces where people can intelligently and respectfully engage...
by Brian Strassburger, SJ | Dec 12, 2016 | Faith & Politics, Global Catholicism ~ Approx. 6 mins
For English, click here. Hoy es la fiesta de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe. Con aproximadamente 20 millones de visitantes anuales, la Basílica de la Ciudad de México – donde ocurrió esta famosa aparición mariana – es el sitio de peregrinación católica más visitado en...
by Brian Strassburger, SJ | Dec 12, 2016 | Faith & Politics, Global Catholicism ~ Approx. 5 mins
Haga clic aquí para español. Today marks the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. With an estimated 20 million visitors annually, the Basilica in Mexico City – where this famous Marian apparition occurred – is the most-visited Catholic pilgrimage site in the...
by Garrett Gundlach, SJ | Dec 7, 2016 | Blogs, Spirituality ~ Approx. 3 mins
“How many more days until Christmas break?” “It just can’t get here soon enough…” “I’m not sure if I’m going to make it.” These are the stock phrases this time of year, and most of the time they’re spoken in the staff lounge. It might be unanimous among teachers...
by Ken Homan, SJ | Dec 6, 2016 | Justice, Spirituality ~ Approx. 3 mins
Usually I try to sound eloquent when I speak with God. I attempt to impress upon God that eighteen years of Catholic education have taught me both appropriate communication with the Divine, as well as a strong foundation in English grammar. In prayer, God and I...
by Alex Llanera | Dec 5, 2016 | Faith & Politics, In the News, Justice ~ Approx. 3 mins
This is a difficult article for me to write. As a Filipino-American, I am not used to having the Philippine president gain so much notoriety, so often. Since his June 2016 inauguration, President Rodrigo Duterte continually captures world headlines: He’s claimed to...
