How do we talk about race in the light of George Floyd’s murder and the surge of protests throughout the country? How do we talk about a legacy of racial violence that has recently manifested itself in the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery? How...
The message of Jesus Christ doesn’t match what typically makes a blockbuster hit. Martin Ngo, SJ, reflects on Jesus’ message of love and peace in this week’s One-Minute Homily. Based on the readings for Sunday, June 7, 2020. The Gospel has got...
The is an old Roman adage: si vis pacem, para bellum. If you want peace, prepare for war. And this does seem to be an adage that Trump is following, as protests only seem to be getting worse this week. He has threatened to “deploy the United States military and...
Haga clic aquí para español. My dear friend, Welcome, I’ve been expecting you. Do not be afraid. It is normal to feel frightened and to hide at the beginning, for you are aware that you’ve been in denial for quite some time. I know how you feel. I’ve been there. ...
Click here to read in English. Bienvenido(a). Te he estado esperando. No tengas miedo. Esconderse y sentirse asustado es normal al principio, ya que finalmente uno admite que ha estado en negación por bastante tiempo. Sé cómo te sientes. He estado ahí. La confusión...
What did you learn yesterday? Anything? My interpretation of #BlackOutTuesday: mute the self-centeredness of social media and heed the words of Psalm 34:15: “The eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous, and his ears toward their cry.” It was a call to learn...
“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.”—Edmund Burke It has happened again. Another unarmed black man killed by a group of mostly white police officers. And yet again, this man’s death was recorded. The bystanders recording...
The Holy Spirit is everywhere and allows us to be united and share in the work of God. Jeff Ryan Miraflor, SJ, reflects on the Feast of Pentecost in this week’s One-Minute Homily. Come, Holy Spirit! Hi, I’m Jeff Ryan Miraflor and this is my One-Minute...
We are asking for breath. “I can’t breathe!” cried Eric Garner before dying on July 10, 2014 at the hands of the police in Staten Island, New York. “I can’t breathe!” cried Freddy Gray before dying at the hands of the police in April, 2015 in Baltimore, Maryland. “I...
CLICK HERE to participate in Drawn into Friendship: An Interactive Art Retreat. *** In 2015, I was living in Cleveland working in campus ministry at St. Ignatius High School when they asked me to put together a day-long retreat for faculty and staff. After some...
