Be humble, sit down. The words of Kendrick Lamar serve as a great summary of Jesus’ parable in today’s Gospel. Tim Breen, SJ, reflects on the importance of seeing the bigger picture and focusing less on ourselves.
Grief, Relationality, and Animals: A Call to Bother to Love
Grief at the death of animals reveals a moral obligation we too often ignore. Daniel Mascarenhas, SJ argues that if we dare to feel this grief, it becomes a call to love them as fellow creatures of God.
Unstoppable Grace: Sacraments and Sinful Ministers
Reflecting on his current studies in theology, Josh reflects on how a hundreds-year-old debate on the sacraments touched his own life and brought him healing.
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.
Condemning to Death in a Culture of Life
Pope Francis wants us to embrace a culture of life.
Sleeping at the Gate, Dying in the Desert
What does current immigration policy tell us about the God we believe in?
Survival of the Wittiest
Online, the competition for people’s attention is ruthless. The Church better step up its game, says Fr. Michael Rossmann, SJ in the latest installment of “The Digital Church.”
The Vatican II Option: An Interview with Massimo Faggioli
“I see my job as not giving easy answers but to ask questions that raise the complexity of issues.” Massimo Faggioli speaks with TJP about the task of the theologian today.
Chance the Rapper, Prophet
Chance dropped four new tracks with prophetic themes. Social justice, God, and the role of women in our faith lives.
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Could the Thai Cave Rescue, Rescue Us?
The story of the summer. The world held its breath. Let’s pause to reflect before the moment is lost.