I have yet to discover how I am supposed to feel about the abandonment of Afghanistan. I can only imagine how it must be for the people who were more intimately involved in the war than I was. As an Air Force officer, I served in an airborne command center that...
Being a disciple of Jesus is not easy, but it is worth it. Are we willing to put in the work? Doug Jones, SJ, reflects on discipleship in this week’s One-Minute Homily. Based on the readings for Sunday, August 21, 2021. Following Jesus is hard work! Hi, I’m Doug...
The following is a translation of a reflection by St. Alberto Hurtado about his visit to America in 1946. It is published in Spanish here. Today, August 18th, is St. Alberto Hurtado’s Feast Day. I just returned from the greatest country in the world. At least that’s...
What if God loves us as we are? And God calls us to something higher? These might seem like odd questions to address to a great philosopher and social theorist, but I propose they are good ones to bring to Charles Taylor. Taylor is a scholar whose work not only...
A few years ago a Jesuit friend of mine told me that he was looking forward to “Jesuit summer.” Huh? When he explained that phrase, it made sense. For him, Jesuit summer was the period between the Ordination Mass for Jesuit priests, usually in the second week of June,...
What better way to celebrate the Assumption than with a bit of Catholic Trivia. Q. How many times has a pope used Papal Infallibility, or the dogma that a pope can speak without error on specific matters of faith and morals, to promulgate (i.e. roll out) a revealed...
How can we pray with the Assumption of Mary? Br. Sullivan McCormick, SJ, offers a reflection to pray with today’s solemnity. Based on the readings for the Solemnity of the Assumption of Mary. How do we pray with the Assumption of Mary? Hi, I am Br. Sullivan...
This summer I’ve been struck by the number of goodbyes I have said. Some were to people I had just met; others to people I have known my whole life. But regardless of the length and depth of familiarity, each goodbye has stirred up some amount of heartache,...
Author’s note: I wrote this reflection while doing a month-long Spanish immersion in Puerto Rico. It is common for Jesuits of the United States in formation to spend their summers improving their Spanish. As such, I decided to write this piece using as much Spanish as...
When Jesus proclaims that he is the bread of life, many leave him. Can we believe in the bread of life? Patrick St. Jean reflects on our call to believe in this week’s One-Minute Homily. What is your favorite food? Hi, my name is Patrick Saint-Jean. This is my...
