How to be polite and political this Thanksgiving.

All posts by Ken Homan, SJ
Ken Homan is a Jesuit brother from the Midwest Province. He is currently working on a doctorate in history at Georgetown University where he is a graduate assistant for the Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and the Working Poor.
Joined in 2013 khomansj@thejesuitpost.org
62 posts#MeToo
How do we best respond to stories of harassment?
I Shouldn’t Have to Feel Guilty
Why do we avoid talking about guilt in conversations about justice?
The Good Old Days
What’s so great about throwbacks and 90s dance parties?
Parks in Peril, Part III
In this final installment, Ranger-Brother Ken explores what we can do to protect our public lands
#ThisIsNotUs
What do the responses to the Charlottesville terrorist attack tell us about ourselves?
Parks in Peril, Part II
What most threatens America’s public spaces?
Languishing Lands and Parks in Peril
In this 3-part series, former ranger Ken Homan explores what’s so great about and what’s threatening our public lands
“You’re just like your dad…”
I knelt in the front pew, watching the rest of the congregation pass by to receive Communion. I had spent a majority of the Mass quietly crying off-and-on. As my dad walked by, he smiled and warmly patted me on the cheek, tears running down his own face. I felt as if...