by Alex Placke | Jan 22, 2016 | In the News ~ Approx. 3 mins
I moved to New York three and a half years ago. After two years in Grand Coteau, LA, it was a jarring transition to find myself living on a block with a higher population than all of Grand Coteau. Despite this initial shock, I’ve come to feel at home in New York and I...
by Michael Rossmann, SJ | Jan 19, 2016 | Pope Francis, Spirituality ~ Approx. 2min
Embed from Getty Images “Lord, forgive me if I have forgiven too much. But you’re the one who gave me the bad example!” This line, from a priest who had doubts about whether he was too forgiving in the confessional, is one of many priceless anecdotes from Pope...
by Bill McCormick, SJ | Jan 13, 2016 | Faith & Politics, In the News ~ Approx. 4 mins
Watching President Obama’s State of the Union took me back to 2008. This final State of the Union address was vintage Obama. He envisioned a hopeful politics directed toward the future, a future that is less partisan and more democratic than today. Obama wants that...
by Brendan Busse, SJ | Jan 12, 2016 | Blogs, Spirituality ~ Approx. 4 mins
The holidays in Spain are not unlike the holidays anywhere — food and family, travel and church, lots and lots of shopping. Of course there are cultural peculiarities but the basic rhythm is familiar — bursts of frenzy interrupted by occasional moments of...
by Perry Petrich, SJ | Jan 10, 2016 | Spirituality ~ Approx. 1 min
Una foto publicada por Kino Border Initiative (@kino_border_initiative) el 6 de Ene de 2016 a la(s) 5:11 PST ¡Lograron! Braving this difficult time of year, the Magi made it to the manger. What better way to celebrate than a meal with the migrants awaiting their...
by Chris Schroeder, SJ | Jan 7, 2016 | Justice ~ Approx. 6 mins
Embed from Getty Images “Yeah, you know, it’s just like what Hegel says, right?” Wait, what? I run a mental checklist: Am I still in San Quentin?1 Yep. Did I just hear Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel name-checked by a tattooed man wearing a...
by Michael Rossmann, SJ | Jan 5, 2016 | Humor, Sports ~ Approx. 2min
We’re in the middle of the College Football Playoff, which can only mean one thing: an outbreak of SGAAYACK Disorder. You have to see this: (Warning: language. The harshest language is bleeped out, but it doesn’t leave much to the imagination.) That hits a little too...
by Perry Petrich, SJ | Jan 4, 2016 | Spirituality ~ Approx. 1 min
A photo posted by Kino Border Initiative (@kino_border_initiative) on Jan 1, 2016 at 3:00pm PST This is a continuing series. To see the first installment, click here. Our Magi stopped off to beg intercession from Our Lady of Guadalupe on the feast of Holy Mary,...
by Perry Petrich, SJ | Dec 31, 2015 | Spirituality ~ Approx. 1min
Una foto publicada por Kino Border Initiative (@kino_border_initiative) el 29 de Dic de 2015 a la(s) 12:07 PST ‘A cold coming we had of it, Just the worst time of the year, For a journey, and such a long journey: The ways deep and the weather sharp, The very...
by Brian Strassburger, SJ | Dec 30, 2015 | Global Catholicism, Justice, Pope Francis ~ Approx. 7 mins
I met Mapenzi in a puddle of tears. She rents a small shop on a strip of single room stores on a busy street near downtown Johannesburg. During the day, she sets up a table outside the shop and sells candy for pennies each. Her eldest daughter sits in a plastic chair...
