On Palm Sunday, Jesus triumphantly enters Jerusalem. By the end of the week, he will be betrayed and crucified. Fr. Danny Gustafson, SJ, reflects on the many contrasts of Holy Week and the beauty to be found.
Ask God First: Rethinking Our Lenten Sacrifice
Before Lent, we often feel a rush of anxiety or excitement as we try to answer the question: “what are you giving up?” As we prepare to enter this new liturgical season, Eric invites us to ask a deeper question, considering what God might desire for us in this time.
Beavers, Muskrats, and the Real Invitation of Lent
As Lent approaches, Brennan Dour, SJ, reflects on the curious historical case of Catholics in New France classifying beavers as fish during Lent, and the reminder it offers that Lent’s purpose is not a rigid intensifying of rules, but God’s invitation to grow closer to him whatever our circumstances.
St. Paul Miki and Companions: A Witness to God’s Transformative Love
Ben Jansen, SJ, reflects on the legacy of the 26 Martyrs of Japan, whose joyful witness to Christ in the face of persecution and death continues to inspire Christians worldwide.
Why Power Rangers would be Pope Francis’s favorite superhero movie
Edward Chow, S.J., begs us to have mercy on the new Power Rangers movie and maybe experience some redemption in the process
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