A Lebanese Jesuit reacts to the news of the martyrdom of Jesuit Fr. Frans Van Der Lugt in Homs, Syria.
All posts by Jason Welle
Jason, born and raised in southern California, attended a high school seminary before going to University of California, Santa Cruz to complete a B.A. in Community Studies. Jason is absent with permission from the Society of Jesus.
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Loving Your Enemies: Finding Mercy for Fred Phelps
As the Most Hated Man in America lies dying, Jason Welle reflects on what it means to love those who hate you.
Playlist 4 Pontifex!
We asked, and you delivered – here’s our commemorative playlist for Pope Francis’s one year anniversary.
Creating the Peace Corps and Finding a Saint
Jason Welle looks back at the founding of the Peace Corps, and asks whether an executive order might have revealed a saint for our time.
Worth a Look: Faces of Jesus
With the release of the movie “Son of Man,” Jason Welle wonders about projecting an image of ourselves onto the silver screen.
Playlist 4 Pontifex!
We’re creating a playlist for Pope Francis’s one year anniversary, and we need your help!
To Walk in a Jesuit’s Shoe
Corso Como’s “Jesuit” Peep Toe Leather Pump. How does it hold up in daily “Jesuit” life?
Worth Watching: Dinosaurs! Apocalypse! Dinopocalypse!
There’s a terrifying new theory that may overturn what we thought we knew about the end of the dinosaurs.
The Things We Keep
Why do we keep old things around? Jason Welle wonders about the relics of the past.