Jesus’ resurrection lets us know that pain and suffering never have the final word. Hunter D’Armond, SJ, reflects on Jesus’ appearance to the disciples in this week’s One-Minute Homily.
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.
Offering a ‘Welcome Home’
When thinking of his own responses to others, Colten Biro, SJ, remembers the welcome and kindness a community once gave him.
Saviors of the Culture? Or Servants of the Savior?
How do you choose between your faith and your culture? Bill McCormick, SJ reflects upon the Benedict Option.
Remaking a Better Belle
Alfonso Pizano, S.J. thinks Emma Watson’s Belle continues the line of Disney princesses tipping toward feminism.
Call and (Delayed) Response
“I thought about him every day for eighteen years,” she said. “And we may have been a little delayed, but now, it feels just perfect.” *** My flight was delayed 45 minutes. Moments before the delay was announced, I was sprinting through the Chicago Midway Airport,...
March Madness and Family
Gonzaga star Nigel Williams-Goss explains what makes life at a Jesuit university family
The Gift of Empathy: RIP, J. Donald Monan, S.J.
The death of a beloved Boston College leader prompts Joe Simmons, SJ to wonder about communal grief in an age of technological isolation.