The story of the Prodigal Son gives us a beautiful portrait of the mercy and compassion of God. No matter who we identify with in the story, there is a celebration waiting for us. Matthew Zurcher, SJ, reflects and asks: What is keeping us from going in?
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.
“Lighting a Fire With Beauty”
Catholicism is about the beauty of the whole.
Sam Smith’s Homosexuality and the Catholic Church
Sam Smith narrates his struggle with his faith and sexuality in his new album, “The Thrill of it All.”
So, It’s Not About Food?
Maybe the question: “Are you eating?” Isn’t about food at all… Maybe it’s about love.
Facing the Brokenness of the Manger
What does it mean to reconcile to the poor this Christmas?
Faith, Hope, and ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’
Lightsabers, Spaceships, and Jedi… What can they teach us about Faith and Hope?
Solidaridad con Honduras
Una carta de solidaridad de Padre Melo, un Jesuita trabajando entre la convulsionada realidad política hondureña después de las elecciones presidenciales fallidas.