When I met Carlos, I wasn’t sure what my long-term plans with the Church were. The hypocrisy of the abuse crisis nagged at me. The openly unwelcoming stance of the American Church struck me as wildly hypocritical. Plus, my parents were intertwined with the Church. At...
Throughout my four years as an undergraduate pre-med student, and my seven years as a Jesuit walking the path to become a physician, I never considered a career in plastic surgery. Like most, I have been influenced by media portrayals (i.e. the TV show Nip/Tuck) in...
Warning: this article contains spoilers for WandaVision. “What is grief, if not love persisting?”–Vision Loss and grief are powerful motivators. Each of us has experienced, or will experience, the loss of a loved one in the course of our lives. That loss can...
What does it mean to be like a grain of wheat? Hunter D’Armond, SJ, reflects on those whose selflessness gives life to others. Based on the readings for Sunday, March 21, 2021. The key to happiness? Be a grain of wheat! Hi, I’m Hunter D’Armond and this is my...
St. Joseph today continues to be a mystery for many Christians. He remains just… … the older saint that stands behind Mary and Jesus in most Christian art, … a familiar statue to place in our Nativity sets during Christmas, …. a pious devotional figure for...
This article was co-written by Justin Grosnick and Dan Dixon. Let’s be honest. None of us really knows what’s going to happen in the NCAA tournament. Statistics suggest the odds of selecting a perfect bracket are one in 9.2 quintillion. And that’s before taking COVID...
Names are powerful. I had a professor in college who I have gotten to know well since I graduated, and I still cannot call her by her first name. Conversely, I have graduate professors who insist I call them by their first names. Then there’s my local parish priest...
There is evidence that American Catholics are just as influenced, if not more so, by partisan politics than their Catholic faith on a number of hot-button issues. According to Pew Research, 56% of Catholics are in favor of legal abortion in most cases and 53% of...
“God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son…not to condemn the world, but to save it.” Matt Stewart, SJ, reflects on Jesus’ call to step into the light. Based on the readings for Sunday, March 14, 2021. Can we get some light in here? Oh! Too bright!...
When I was a Jesuit novice, I once eagerly asked one of our Province’s most socially committed Jesuits what the most “radical” thing I can do today as a Jesuit? His response wasn’t what I expected: “Pray!” he said. I think he meant something other than praying more...
