After a long delay, comprehensive immigration reform may be coming to Washington. Nate Romano helps explain what may change.
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The Higher the Plane, The Closer to God?
Looking back on his former career in the friendly skies, Jason Welle considers what it means to ‘find your destiny’…
Happy Earth Day
For Earth Day, TJP environmentalist and Dr. Who fan John Shea considers the ethical dimensions of climate change.
I Love That Dirty Water
Dennis Baker, SJ had just left Fenway Park when the bombs went off. A week later, he asks whether, in a time of tragedy, there is more to sport than just distraction.
Radical Reinvention: An Unlikely Return to the Catholic Church
Kaya Oakes is not your typical Catholic. Here she talks with TJP’s Jay Hooks about why she entered the Church – and why she stays.
If You Caffeinate Them, They Will Come
What does it take to make a conversation about faith attract the attention of college students? Caffeine helps, but that’s just the beginning.
#tbt – April Heartbreak
This week, TJP remembers the lost in Boston and recalls too many others who have been taken from us too soon.
Speaking of Tragedy: The Boston Marathon and Public Discourse
Boston resident Jayme Stayer considers poetry, tragedy, and the risks of talking about either.
In the Flock: Faithful…and Enlightened?
Matt Dunch wonders aloud: is serious faith these days kind of like polyester pants?
“I Was Just…” (Living at Half-Mast)
Ryan Duns, after the bombing at the Boston Marathon yesterday, wonders what to make of our “was just…” reactions.