It’s Pentecost Sunday! As we reflect on the gift of the Holy Spirit, Josef Rodriguez, SJ, reminds us that the Holy Spirit brings peace and forgiveness.
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.
You Think I’m Terrible, Don’t You!
Colten Biro, SJ doesn’t struggle with expectations that others set for him, but with those impossible expectations he sets for himself.
Moving Forward: Recommitting to Our Democracy
We have a new president: Donald Trump. Now it’s time to recommit to our values as a nation.
Two Parties are Better Than One
Don’t like your choices in today’s election? At least you have a choice, Brian Strassburger, SJ, reminds us.
Accepting the Challenge of Being Civil
Did you vote today? Alex Llanera, SJ, reflects on the collective chance to act honorably whatever the outcome of the election is.
Why Elections are Unserious
Election Day is tomorrow. Is America done for? Brendan Gottschall, SJ, gives some good news.
5 Reasons Why I’m Glad the Cubs Won (I Guess…)
As a Wisconsin native living in Chicago, Eric Immel, SJ is a little annoyed by all this Cubs craziness. Still, he finds good reasons to be glad they won.