In the last year, a small phrase from the Mass I’d not previously paid much attention to, I learned to love. It is the preface to the Our Father when the priest says, “At the savior’s command and formed by divine teaching, we dare to say…”
All posts by Billy Critchley-Menor, SJ
Billy is a native of Duluth, Minnesota. Before joining the Jesuits in 2015, he studied at St. John’s University in Collegeville, MN. When he isn’t talking about how Catholic sisters have changed the world, he is collecting cardigans and organizing his room. He is currently pursuing a Master's degree in American Studies at Saint Louis University, focusing on racism and antiracism within the postwar American Catholic Church.
Joined in 2017 32 posts bcritchleymenorsj@thejesuitpost.org
Advent Brings Hope, Only After a Sober Look at Our Human Prospects
When I was growing up, my mom used to make a point about switching our normal weekend Mass attendance during Advent from Sunday mornings to Saturday evenings. She would say that there is something about attending Mass in the dark that helps us feel the season of Advent.
Catholic Anti-Nuclear Activists On Trial During Respect Life Month
Seven Catholics are on trial for breaking into a nuclear submarine base to protest weapons they, and Pope Francis, say, are immoral.
Stephen Colbert, Solanus Casey, and Walter Ciszek on Gratitude
Lessons on gratitude from the Late Show host and two men on the path to canonization.
Young Catholic Sisters to Gather in St. Louis
Young sisters say their narrative is one of abundance, not scarcity.
God: Present in Every Encounter
The call to conversion is not always satisfying and can be uncomfortable.
The Sacred Carnality of Holy Week
Just as a poem transmits greater meaning in an audible reading than a theoretical analysis, Holy Week offers us a powerful and carnal memoir.
“Young People are Taking to the Streets!”
Three Takeaways from Pope Francis’s new Apostolic Exhortation Christus Vivit
“God Didn’t Stop Being God:” Refugee Education Advocate Mireille Twayigira
Twayigira on the life of faith as a refugee.