It can be easy to look at Lent as a time of gloom or punishment, but it’s really a great opportunity. Fr. Danny Gustafson, SJ, reflects on the purpose of Lent in this special One-Minute Homily.
KPop Demon Hunters Is an Ignatian Fever Dream—and That’s a Good Thing
What does an animated musical about a Kpop group have to teach us about Ignatius’s rules for the discernment of spirits? Andrew Milewski, SJ, uses “KPop Demon Hunters” to help us understand how the spiritual world operates on the human heart.
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.
The Church – A Home Blessed and Broken
In his TJP debut, Billy Critchley-Menor, SJ shares his love for a home that is blessed and broken.
Tales of the Second City
How can listening to first-hand stories help heal the harmful divisions in cities like Chicago?
The Good Old Days
What’s so great about throwbacks and 90s dance parties?
Children’s Stories & Adult Realities
A perfectly misguided lesson plan, ruined by the realities of students. Colten Biro, SJ, reflects on how his students’ stories made things real.
SLU at 200
Is there still a place for Jesuit education in the 21st century?
Grow Up! Or Savor Your Youth?
It’s 10 P.M. and today’s teens are more likely to be at home than past generations. Is that a good thing?