A simple, “Thank you,” can be a powerful prayer. Deacon Tim Breene, SJ, reflects on the importance of gratitude.
Atomic Pilgrim: A Book Review
In his forthcoming memoir Atomic Pilgrim, James Patrick Thomas recounts his cross-continental pilgrimage from Washington State to the Holy Land and his later activism back home. Writing for The Jesuit Post, Luke Lapean, SJ reflects on how the memoir provocatively asks whether true success in the struggle for change lies in measurable outcomes or in the quiet, interior transformation of the one who walks the road.
Our Political Idols: Why We Mislabel the Popes (and Ourselves)
Media narratives try to force Pope Leo XIV into political boxes that no pope can check. Alex Hale, SJ warns that politics now replaces religion in shaping American identity and calls Catholics to rise above division in pursuit of unity.
Eating Vegan and Healthy Isn’t Selfish — It’s Faithful
The Catholic faith esteems the human body as a temple of the Holy Spirit. Given the negative health outcomes of animal-based foods, Daniel Mascarenhas, SJ reflects how loving God, neighbor, and self through a plant-based diet seems to be a no-brainer.
Happy New Year!? – One-Minute Homily
At the beginning of this new (liturgical) year, we’re asked to stay awake and allow Christ to make this the best year of our lives.
Automation: Machine against Man
How to say, “Mr. Robot, please take my job.”
The Limits of Transparency in a Broken World
Is absolute transparency always worth pursuing?
Enchanting Evil in “The Crimes of Grindelwald”
A terrifying villain. The false spirit. How does evil lure us with its lies?
Defend (or Ditch) Democracy
“Russian” to conclusions ignores the bigger threat to democracy
“Boy Erased,” Conversion Therapy, and the Catholic Church
“Boy Erased” shows the damage caused by conversion therapy, a practice which also has a sad history in the Catholic Church.