The visit of the Magi reminds us that Jesus came into the world for all people. Fr. Brian Strassburger, SJ, reflects on how we can live this out by showing love to all.
Jesuit and Artist: A Vocation Shaped by Claver and the Tarahumara
How can brushstrokes become a prayer? In this reflection, Sebastián Salamanca-Huet, SJ recounts how St. Peter Claver and the Rarámuri people helped him see that being Jesuit and artist are not two callings, but one vocation.
What ‘Medical Assistance in Dying’ Tells us about the Origin of Human Dignity and the Meaning of Personhood
Canada has recently expanded the terms under which people may seek assistance in dying, even as New York is poised to legalize its own version of physician-assisted suicide. Erin Kast, SJ examines what these developments tell us about the differences in the meanings of ‘human dignity’ and ‘personhood’ as understood by the Church and in secular society.
The Conformist Trap: How Minimalism is Killing our Identities
From Cracker Barrel to city skylines, minimalism has stripped away much of what makes our culture unique. Alex Hale, SJ warns that this “conformist trap” isn’t just an aesthetic problem — it’s a spiritual one.
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.
Let’s Go! Pokémon is Back
Appease old fans or reach out to new ones…what’s a franchise to do?
In the Still of the Night
In restless silence, there is a way to find peace.
A Saint for the Stubborn: Stanislaus Kostka
This saint shows us not to wait to dedicate our lives to God, says Fr. Michael Rossmann, SJ, in talking about St. Stanislaus Kostka in this edition of One-Minute Saints.
Mass Apathy
Sometimes faith can be unremarkable and routine. God is still there.