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12 Reasons You Shouldn’t Go to Confession This Lent
Don’t click if you have given up bad jokes for Lent.
Tonya Harding and Yuzuru Hanyu: A Love Story?
Wrapped up in the winter Olympics, Eric Immel, SJ, has a newfound love for figure skating.
The Power of ‘Black Panther’
Black Panther gives us a different kind of superhero—Colten Biro, SJ explains why that matters.
A Glimpse into Our Humanity
What does it mean to be human? Sean Barry, SJ turns to Fullmetal Alchemist for some answers.
The Devotion of an Olympian
For the next two weeks in Pyeongchang, South Korea, the world will celebrate an athletic tradition which began near Mount Olympus in mainland Greece in honor of Zeus in 776 BCE. Athleticism at its finest reveals the tremendous potential of the human person to exercise...
Look Far: Remembering Ursula K. Le Guin
A Jesuit says farewell to a favorite author
Music and Memory
Hearing a song can catapult you into another time. Damian Torres-Botello, SJ, shares how music invites him to remember.
Super Bowl or Roman Colosseum?
The abuse of people and athletes during the Super Bowl is alarming. What do we do about it?
Pope Francis on Happiness in this Life: A TJP Book Review
Jesus tells us to hate our life in this world to preserve it for eternal life. Does Pope Francis disagree?