Jesus reminds us that we are not meant to make our lives about collecting possessions and treasure. Dan Finucane, SJ, reflects on what it means to be rich by giving all that we have to others.
The Spiritual Foundation of a Lasting Ecological Conversion
How do the Spiritual Exercises speak to an ecological crisis? In this Season of Creation, Daniel Mascarenhas, SJ proposes an “Ecological First Principle and Foundation” to ground a lasting ecological conversion.
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.
On Love in the Family
An interview on the promises and challenges of Amoris Laetitia
The Devotion of an Olympian
For the next two weeks in Pyeongchang, South Korea, the world will celebrate an athletic tradition which began near Mount Olympus in mainland Greece in honor of Zeus in 776 BCE. Athleticism at its finest reveals the tremendous potential of the human person to exercise...
Look Far: Remembering Ursula K. Le Guin
A Jesuit says farewell to a favorite author
Living Lent and Easter in China
Recent events in China remind us that hope in the Resurrection is sometimes all we have.
Music and Memory
Hearing a song can catapult you into another time. Damian Torres-Botello, SJ, shares how music invites him to remember.
What American Catholics Are Really Fighting About
Arguments about Francis are usually arguments about the Church.