Jesus offers of his very self when he says, “I am the bread of life.” What Jesus offers us is a relationship.
The Spiritual Foundation of a Lasting Ecological Conversion
How do the Spiritual Exercises speak to an ecological crisis? In this Season of Creation, Daniel Mascarenhas, SJ proposes an “Ecological First Principle and Foundation” to ground a lasting ecological conversion.
Jesuit and Artist: A Vocation Shaped by Claver and the Tarahumara
How can brushstrokes become a prayer? In this reflection, Sebastián Salamanca-Huet, SJ recounts how St. Peter Claver and the Rarámuri people helped him see that being Jesuit and artist are not two callings, but one vocation.
What ‘Medical Assistance in Dying’ Tells us about the Origin of Human Dignity and the Meaning of Personhood
Canada has recently expanded the terms under which people may seek assistance in dying, even as New York is poised to legalize its own version of physician-assisted suicide. Erin Kast, SJ examines what these developments tell us about the differences in the meanings of ‘human dignity’ and ‘personhood’ as understood by the Church and in secular society.
Mental Illness and a Football Icon
Emanuel Werner, SJ wonders how such a successful college football coach could feel so miserable.
Now YOU Decide
Danny Gustafson, SJ wants you to share your predictions for Election Day.
Riches, Honor, Pride…and Trump
Perhaps Donald J. Trump — and Michael Rossmann, SJ — could learn something from the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius.
Accepting Help to Heal the Heart
Getting old is a bummer. Keith Maczkiewicz, SJ wrestles with imperfection and a new reality: medication.
The “Deplorable” State of the Presidential Election
Lucas Sharma, SJ asks: can America be great again by being stronger together?
Why I Love Jury Duty
Civic duty or civic “opportunity”? How I think about it changes the experience, writes Michael Rossmann, SJ.