It’s easy to think about receiving gifts during this time of year. Patrick Saint-Jean, SJ, used to call it “toy season.” Today he reflects on the challenge of John the Baptist to give to those in need.
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.
I’m Not Welcome Here
What does it feel like to be unwelcome and unwanted in your home community?
#ThisIsNotUs
What do the responses to the Charlottesville terrorist attack tell us about ourselves?
Trump in the Land of Castro
Political strongmen in the United States are not free to do as they please.
Secondhand Holiness: A Gift from My Grandmother
How did Matt Wooters, SJ wind up in the Jesuits? His grandmother.
Jesuit Life Hack: Making the Summer Last
How can you squeeze the last bit of fun out of the summer? Our Pop Culture Team offers a few Jesuit Life-Hacks to help!
Parks in Peril, Part II
What most threatens America’s public spaces?