Bill McCormick, SJ explains what it is like to grow up on the US-Mexico border, where “time is greater than space.”
Posts in Current Events
Our Normal Is Not Normal
Your friends are probably a horrible measure of reality, writes Michael Rossmann, SJ.
Discernment, Choice, and Captain America
Choosing between goods can be hard, let alone choosing between your favorite superheroes.
Commencement and Remembering
Our liberation is linked with others. Marcos Gonzales, SJ writes that we are to bear the pain of a broken world in his commencement address.
Building a Nation
East Timor forges the long road of nation-building. Andy Nguyen, SJ reflects on being a foreigner who tried to do something useful for this young country.
Candidates Quoting Movies? Please Stop.
Political candidates have been (unsuccessfully) quoting a lot of movies. Keith Maczkiewicz, SJ has some pointers.
Lady Gaga the Theologian
What has Lady Gaga done this time? Actually, writes Michael Rossmann, she gives us a lesson on the mercy of God.
7 Practices the Catholic Church Can Learn from Ikea
We’re interested in souls, not sales, but Michael Rossmann, SJ writes that the Catholic Church could still learn from a company like Ikea.
Yes, I Belong Here: Dan Berrigan, SJ
Luke Hansen shares his encouraging personal letter from peace activist Dan Berrigan, SJ.
Loving to Hate: Reflections on Anger in Public Discourse
Bill McCormick, SJ considers what anger in politics does to us, and what anger keeps us from doing in our desires for justice.