Jesus said that the greatest of the commandments is to love God with our entire being and to love our neighbors as ourselves. How do we do that?
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.
Happy (?) Birthday, Congo-Kinshasa
What do Muhammad Ali, Playstations, and neo-colonialism have in common? The Democratic Republic of the Congo, which celebrates 57 years of independence today.
On Pentecost, Puns, and My Pops
June contained Pentecost and Father’s Day. Andrew Hanson, SJ celebrated both at his dad’s retirement party.
Trump’s Travel Ban: What Did the Supreme Court Decide?
What does the Supreme Court decision on the Trump travel ban really mean?
The Pen is Mightier … Than the Text?
With the decline of cursive, does handwriting even matter? Colten Biro, S.J., wonders.
A Tale of Two Churches: the Bishops and Religious Liberty
Can the US Bishops advocate for religious liberty in a way that engages Americans of all political beliefs?
A Layover in Ramadan
In transit through the Middle East, Michael Mohr, SJ, is surprised by an unexpected cultural lesson.