Does prayer ever seem dry or just not meet expectations? Br. Sullivan McCormick, SJ, reflects on the calming of the storm at sea and how Jesus defies expectations.
Cooperating with Evil: Our Complicity in the Torture of Animals
A vast majority of our animal-based foods come from the cruel practice of factory farming. Daniel Mascarenhas, SJ explores how our Catholic faith ought to inspire us to refrain from cooperating with this evil.
Why Christian Forgiveness Requires Every Christian to be a Priest
Christians are challenged to forgive daily, but could it also be a sacrament? In a follow-up to his previous article, Erin explores the relationship between forgiveness and the priestly identity of every baptized Christian.
Discerning Democracy: Navigating Civic Life with the Fourth Week of the Spiritual Exercises
Today’s heightened polarization has seemingly erected insurmountable walls in our political discourse. Concluding this miniseries, Ty Wahlbrink, SJ, suggests how we might find joy using insights in the Fourth Week meditations, even though we might still feel stuck mourning near Jesus’ tomb.
TJP Video: Father 2 Father
Watch what some newly ordained Jesuit ‘Fathers’ had to say to their ‘Fathers’ on Father’s Day 2017.
“You’re just like your dad…”
I knelt in the front pew, watching the rest of the congregation pass by to receive Communion. I had spent a majority of the Mass quietly crying off-and-on. As my dad walked by, he smiled and warmly patted me on the cheek, tears running down his own face. I felt as if...
Under Fire for Faith? Tim Farron and Navigating Plural Societies
How far do we have to go in respecting others’ beliefs?
For My Father, With Love
Parents change. As Damian Torres-Botello, SJ, considers that change, he realizes that he has discovered the prayer of his father.
Loving a Liar: The Mercy of Dear Evan Hansen
Alfonso Pizano, SJ, explains why a show bent on reassuring audiences they’re not alone is the right one to win six Tonys.
Wonder Woman: A Story of Female Bondage or Liberation?
Colten Biro, S.J., traces Wonder Woman’s liberating journey from a Harvard-educated professor’s fetish to Gal Gadot