When I share my vocation story, I reference three people who asked me, “Matt, have you ever thought about being a Jesuit?” Three people, at three different moments, each knowing me well, posed a question I never asked myself. After the third “ask”, I decided that I...
Warning: this review contains spoilers. Last week, Frozen 2 hit the big screen. The story takes place three years after the original tale, which means the characters are more mature. Elsa has come to accept her powers and Anna is not the lovestruck teenager she was...
Advent is here and Jesus reminds us to be attentive and stay awake! Damian Torres-Botello, SJ, kicks off a brand new season and new look to the One-Minute Homily. Based on the readings for Sunday, December 1. It’s Advent! Stay awake! Let the waiting begin! Hello! I’m...
Some people have lovely Thanksgivings with perfectly trimmed turkeys, eaten in reasonable portions, and lit expertly for a picturesque Instagram. This prayer is for everyone else. All-seeing God, It’s a chore to dine with these people. Every time I go home, I’m...
(Haga clic aqui para español.) On October 13, two months after the deadly shooting at a Walmart in the city of El Paso, bishop Mark Joseph Seitz published a pastoral letter about racism from the standpoint of the people in the borderlands: Night Will Be No More, A...
(Click here for English.) El pasado 13 de octubre, dos meses después del mortal tiroteo en un Walmart de la ciudad de El Paso, el obispo Mark Joseph Seitz publicó una carta pastoral sobre el racismo desde el punto de vista de las tierras fronterizas: Noche Ya No...
Ignatius tells us that we have to choose which king we will serve. To serve Christ the king is to be a prophet. David Inczauskis, SJ, reflects on this call in this week’s One-Minute Homily. Based on the readings for Sunday, November...
Sometimes I catch myself doing the “Autopilot” Our Father: my lips are moving; sound is coming out; I might even be presiding at Mass, but because I’ve said this prayer a million times, my mind can go blank when praying the Lord’s Prayer. I can forget that this is...
“What is truth?” This is the question Pontius Pilate poses to Jesus during His trial, after the Lord says that His mission was to testify to the truth. Some version of this question is currently stumping social media giants Facebook and Twitter as they look toward an...
On Saturday, November 16th, two thousand students came to Washington D.C. for the 22nd annual Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice (IFTJ) hosted by the Ignatian Solidarity Network. IFTJ is the largest Catholic social justice conference in the country. It features...
