On a slow morning, Eric Immel, SJ savored lessons learned from Harry Potter and Barack Obama.
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Interview with James Martin, SJ: Part II
James Martin, SJ, speaks about the part of his book no one is talking about.
Bridging Truth and Love: An Interview with James Martin, SJ
TJP sits down with James Martin, SJ to talk about his new book, Building a Bridge.
What Can Words Do?
Paddy Gilger, SJ and Matt Spotts, SJ found themselves asking what good it does to write and think in the wake of the violence experienced over the last few days.
#TBT: Labor Rights and Jesuit Schools
As Jesuit universities face unionization among adjunct faculty, Ken Homan argues they should reconnect with their mission – and history.
An Open Letter to Hate, Suffering, and Fear: You have NOT won.
Colten Biro, SJ, would have words with the hate, fear, and suffering in the world lately.
“It’s the Pope!”: What Francis’ Visit Reveals About Americans
In his debut piece for TJP, Bill McCormick, SJ reflects on American enthusiasm for the Pope, and what it says about who we aspire to be.
Catholic 101: Catholic Social Teaching
To ever follow Jesus is the form of Christian life. When we step into our roles as citizens, we do not step out of that discipleship. Catholic Social Teaching helps guide how we live our discipleship out.
Catholics Need to Learn how to Deal With Disagreements. St. Peter Faber Can Help.
St. Peter Faber is a model for how Catholics can approach disagreements in a more Christian way.
Responding to Bishop Barron: Racism, Not Postmodernism, is the Reason for the Abyss.
Bishop Barron says an abyss has developed between religion and protest movements since the 1960s and sees postmodern philosophy as the cause. However, the divide, which is not new, is more complex than that and its cause is not postmodernism, but racism.