“Hear us, see us,” the sign read. The woman quietly holding it was Asian American, one of many people of Asian descent attending a multiracial rally in Berkeley, California calling for an end to anti-Asian hate. Just weeks after the shootings in Atlanta, in which...
On this Trinity Sunday, Hunter D’Armond, SJ, reflects on how we show our faith through our bodies, including the Sign of the Cross. Based on the readings for Sunday, May 30, 2021. What we do with our body, matters. Hi, I’m Hunter D’Armond and this is my...
The instagram post read “God, I’m not rushing you for a relationship. I’m just asking for the tracking #”. It made me laugh, picturing God like a package that’s lost en route. Despite feeling estrangement on God’s part, I’m glad the author has a sense of humor about...
I study history for the stories. Sure there are uses for history: lessons to inform present action and future directions, as a source of identity, as a general practice of trying to come to grips with existential purpose. All of these are good, but it is the stories...
It’s Pentecost Sunday! As we reflect on the gift of the Holy Spirit, Josef Rodriguez, SJ, reminds us that the Holy Spirit brings peace and forgiveness. Based on the readings for Pentecost Sunday 2021. Happy birthday, Church! It’s Pentecost Sunday! I’m Josef...
Over the past two weeks, fighting between Israel and Hamas has dominated international news coverage. Tensions between the Israeli government and the Palestinians had been building over evictions in a Palestinian neighborhood in East Jerusalem as well as skirmishes...
Have you ever wondered how different your life might have been if certain things had been just slightly different? Sometimes it seems as though all the facts of my life happened with a certain inevitability – I was always going to be raised in this town, support this...
I’m living in the time of cancel culture. Although the idea of a cancel culture is more associated with contemporary U.S. culture, I believe that it’s the freedom of speech and social media that brought it to the mainstream. Living with the cancel culture, I find it...
Who do we belong to? Hunter D’Armond, SJ, reflects on Jesus’ message that we don’t belong to the world. Based on the readings for Sunday, May 16, 2021. Jesus, what do you mean we do not “belong to the world?” Hi, I’m Hunter D’Armond and this is my...
Jesus commanded us to love one another, but do we really know how to do that? Fr. Matt Stewart, SJ, reflects on the love of God that we are meant to embrace and share. Based on the readings for Sunday, May 9, 2021. I love my niece and nephews. I love buffalo wings. I...
