How often are we guilty of the same things that we criticize other people for? Jesus challenges us to remove the wooden beam from our own eye first. Matthew Zurcher, SJ, reflects on this call to humility.
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.
Parks in Peril, Part II
What most threatens America’s public spaces?
Silencing the Man, Not His Message
Xiaobo showed us how to live our life for others in the midst of suffering and futility.
Why the Spadaro/Figueroa Article is Divisive
Did Vatican insiders mean to poke American conservatives in the eye?
A Modest Endorsement of “A Surprising Ecumenism”
Spadaro and Figueroa have pointed out some troubling realities of the current state of religion and politics in the United States.
Finding Hope in Honduras: Padre Melo’s Fight for Human Rights
The ministry of Father Ismael Moreno, SJ reflects the joys and griefs of an embattled country.
Everything is (NOT) Satisfactual
Is it a good idea to bring back a racist children’s movie?