God is made visible to us in Jesus Christ. Emmanuel Arenas, SJ, reminds us that through the love of God, we continually have the opportunity to encounter Jesus in the Eucharist.
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.
A Mother’s Day (to) Lament
Mother’s Day accounts for the highest telephone call volume of any day of the year, but who do you call when there is nobody to call “Mom”?
On YouTube – Thanks, Brad Leone
A new fan of YouTube, Garrett Gundlach, SJ finds healing during hard days with…Brad Leone?
Faith Informing Politics: A Story of Solidarity
Let’s not confuse partisan and religious values.
One-Minute Homily: “Remain and Go”
We are called by Jesus to remain in his love and to go love one another. Colten Biro, SJ, breaks open this meaning in this week's One-Minute Homily based on the readings for Sunday, May 6, 2018, which you can read here: https://bit.ly/2HJuhxK
What Are We Asking of Teachers?
Facing a new teaching job and recalling recent violence in schools, Colten Biro, SJ wonders what’s really being asked of him.
A Woman’s Place is in Her Union
This Feast of St. Joseph the Worker, let’s celebrate the role of women in labor organizing