Can we truly be friends with God? Yes! Our call to love God is a call to a deeper relationship, which also means loving all those whom God loves. Deacon Tom Elitz, SJ, reflects on this call to greater friendship with God.
A Meditation with a Contemporary Our Lady of Sorrows
Using the aesthetics of pop art, Nick Leeper guides a meditation, asking us to gaze at Our Lady of Sorrows with new eyes.
Letters from TJP: My Final Lesson That Changes Everything
As the school year winds down, Ty Wahlbrink, SJ sets aside graphs and business plans to offer a more personal lesson. Writing in the spirit of the New Testament letters, he reflects on the Resurrection as both the foundation of his faith and of Jesuit education.
Hunting and the Prince of Peace: Can a Catholic Justify Killing Animals Unnecessarily?
Many Catholics hunt—some even as a way of connecting with creation. Daniel Mascarenhas, SJ examines the morality of hunting using Scripture and Catholic teaching.
The Spirit’s Whispers: A Poem
Have you ever struggled for the perfect words in prayer? You aren’t alone.
How Has Laudato si’ Changed Your Life?
A vegetarian diet to care for creation.
A New Westeros and a New Jerusalem
Jon Snow, John of Patmos, and what we want the world to be.
My Defensive Mask
Feeling defensive? Maybe it’s God knocking at the door!
One-Minute Homily: “Don’t Save the Best for Last”
And they’ll know we are Christians by our ______. Fr. Michael Rossmann, SJ unpacks Jesus’ “last lecture” in this week’s One-Minute Homily.
“Detective Pikachu”: The Bond Between Us
The surprising success of “Pokémon Detective Pikachu,” starring Ryan Reynolds and Justice Smith, comes from its ability to stay true to a driving theme of the storyline of the games and anime: it is the bond between us that leads to success.