Jeff Ryan Miraflor, SJ / Nov 14, 2019 / Pop Culture, TV ~ Approx. 3 mins
Spoiler Alert: To those who haven’t watched the NBC show, The Good Place, and are planning to watch it one day, this article contains spoilers. If you do watch the show but aren’t fully caught up yet (at least through the beginning of the fourth season), then read on!...
Connor Smith, SJ / Nov 13, 2019 / Blogs, Sex Abuse Crisis, Spirituality ~ Approx. 5 mins
The Bronx is burning. Not with arson or violence, but with the love of God and the prayers of his faithful ones. The Bronx was the borough on fire. At least that’s what earned its reputation in the 70’s and 80’s. When Americans turned on New York...
Jorge Roque, SJ / Nov 12, 2019 / Faith & Politics, Global Catholicism, In the News, Justice, US Bishops ~ Approx. 4 mins
The USCCB is currently meeting in Baltimore, where they will deliberate among other things about who they want to lead them. Still more, they will deliberate over how they want their leadership to confront the pressing issues of our time. As they do so, I hope they...
Kevin Kuehl / Nov 11, 2019 / Faith & Politics, Global Catholicism, Justice, The Jesuits ~ Approx. 2min
[On All Souls’ Day, hundreds gathered from Mexico and the U.S. for the annual Border Mass in the Rio Grande Canal between El Paso and Ciudad Juárez.] Margin: The edge or border of something. You know it by the heavy black line scratched in the landscape by the victors...
Joe Simmons, SJ / Nov 10, 2019 / One-Minute Homily ~ Approx. 1min
We don’t LIE down quietly, we LAY down our lives to follow the living God. Today, Fr. Joe Simmons, SJ, mixes a grammar lesson with a reflection on the God of the living in this week’s One-Minute Homily. Based on the readings for Sunday, November 10. What’s...
Jason McCreery / Nov 8, 2019 / Music, Pop Culture ~ Approx. 4 mins
I have a small confession to make. See, for the most part, Jesuits get their own rooms. But every once in a blue moon, we’ll have to share a room when we travel. And if the beds are different sizes, I will always graciously offer the larger to my companion, pretending...
Brian Engelhart, SJ / Nov 7, 2019 / In the News, Science & Technology ~ Approx. 3 mins
Our appetite for information has been steadily increasing over the past decade. And with 5G networks launching in cities around the United States, the buffet is officially open. Just like eating our favorite foods, consuming information can be a very pleasurable...
Chris Williams, SJ / Nov 6, 2019 / Blogs ~ Approx. 3 mins
I miss running through cool grass with summer hardened bare feet. Light blue sky fading as we run yelling into the night air in total elation. Boundaries between my house and their house evaporate. Everything is ordered only to unproductive, silly, loud, glorious...
Social Media Team / Nov 5, 2019 / Ask Iggy ~ Approx. 1 min
Today we celebrate the Feast of All Saints and Blesseds of the Society of Jesus, plus it’s International Jesuit Vocations Day. No matter what our vocation is in life, we are called to live for the MAGIS. You’ve probably seen that term if you’ve been...
Hunter D'Armond, SJ / Nov 4, 2019 / Art, In the News, Music, Pop Culture ~ Approx. 3 mins
Kanye’s complex. He’s battled mental illness and is one of the most popular and revolutionary hip-hop artists. He wears MAGA hats and sells his Jesus is King crewnecks for $250 dollars. He has spoken out against how pornography has harmed him and he asked his...
