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Catholic Guide to 2018
Get out your calendar! Time for the Top 10 Catholic Events to look forward to in 2018.
Abstinence from Meat as Lifelong Discipleship of Christ
Abstaining from meat is more than an ascetic practice when we know of the harms caused by the meat industry. Daniel explores how our Christian living of God’s hopes for kindness in this world might require us to abstain from meat beyond these forty days of Lent.
Learning Compassion from Children
Why do we expect a young girl to cry over a pet goat she must give up for slaughter but not over the animals we eat on a daily basis? Compassion for all God’s creation should motivate us to consider more deeply the ways we relate to all animals, not only some of them.
This Lent, You Should Go to Prison
Experience the joy of prison ministry this Lent. Ian Peoples, SJ, shares his experience as a prison chaplain and reflects on the opportunity to encounter Christ. Discover how this ministry can change you and bring hope to those who need it most.
What Will Motivate Us to Care for Creation?
We need to understand why care for creation matters to us because truths about environmental degradation have no power over us if they do not relate to us.
The Jesuit Border Podcast Season 2 Study Guide: The Corporal Works of Mercy
The Jesuit Border Podcast seeks to promote a greater understanding of the migrant situation at the U.S.-Mexico border and the Catholic response. In the second season, Frs. Louie and Brian explore the Corporal Works of Mercy and how they are lived out on the border. Our study guide can help you use the series for classroom teaching, group discussion, or deeper personal reflection.
An excerpt from The Crucible of Racism: Ignatian Spirituality and the Power of Hope
In this excerpt from Patrick Saint-Jean’s latest book, he shares his journey to the Jesuits and working for justice. He believes that Ignatian Spirituality can help us find hope through healing, reconciliation, and transformation.
What St. Alberto Hurtado Said about His 1946 Visit to America
The great Chilean Jesuit saint reminds us that we are called to be more than what we produce and consume.
What Dr. King and St. Ignatius Taught Me About Discernment and Anti-Racism
How reading Where Do We Go From Here? by Dr. King helped me understand Ignatian Spirituality and anti-racism.