In the story of the multiplication of loaves, Jesus takes a few loaves and fish and makes them more than enough to feed 5000 people. Doug Jones, SJ, reflects on how Jesus can take whatever we bring to him and make it more than enough.
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.
Who Are We Racing Against?
As an avid runner, Colten Biro, SJ, ponders the destructive effects of competitive streaks.
Seven More Things You Might Have Missed in The Young Pope
In case you haven’t read enough about narcissistic megalomaniacs this week, here’s Jason Downer with some more on The Young Pope and its eerie present-day parallels
Millions Marching: From Loneliness to Communion
In his TJP debut, Steve Nicholson, SJ reflects on his experience at the Women’s March in Atlanta and has his deepest hope confirmed: we don’t have to be alone.
Cracking Power: Art’s Role in Rebuilding America
Could art help us process our political losses? Lucas Sharma SJ explores how artist Trung Pham grapples with stability, ruptures, and change.
To Watch or Not to Watch
What will you be doing at noon on Friday, January 20th?
Knowing No
After years of ‘yes,’ Eric Immel, SJ slowly learns what it means to say ‘no.’