Returning to God in a Home Depot Parking Lot

by Will Hayes, SJ | Mar 18, 2026 | Lent, Spirituality ~ Approx. 3 mins

What does it mean to return to God with your whole heart? In his first reflection for TJP, Will Hayes, SJ recounts an Ash Wednesday service among migrant day laborers that reveals how God’s invitations often meet us in the most ordinary places.

AI for the Greater Glory of God

by Chris Kinkor, SJ | Mar 16, 2026 | Religious Life, Science & Technology, Spirituality ~ Approx. 5 mins

Can God work through the power of AI? Chris Kinkor, SJ, reflects on how AI has helped and impacted his ministry and mission, and considers the ways that the well-discerned use of AI can point to the Greater Glory of God.

Inspiring Movies: Sea power, Desert Power, Spirit Power

by Raj Vijayakumar, SJ | Mar 13, 2026 | Film, Pop Culture ~ Approx. 3 mins

As The Oscars invite us to reflect on what makes for quality filmmaking, Raj turns to Dune, a recent Academy Award winner, to examine the spiritual power of good storytelling.

One-Minute Homily

Learning to Delight in Mercy | One-Minute Homily

Revenge seems satisfying. Kindness, forgiveness, and mercy are better. Tom Elitz, SJ, reflects on our call to forgive and to love like God.

Desert Grace

by Chris Williams, SJ | Jun 5, 2019 | Blogs, Spirituality

Let nothing but God quench your thirst.

Taylor Swift’s “ME!” and What Makes Us Unique

by Brian Strassburger, SJ | May 31, 2019 | In the News, Music, Pop Culture

Taylor Swift’s new song “ME!” (a duet with Panic! at the Disco frontman Brendon Urie) is another pop culture smash hit at the top of the Billboard Hot 100. But is it just a case of narcissistic individualism in American culture? Or does it reach out to something deeper in the human person?