Repent, repent! For the BEGINNING is at hand!
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.
Our Political Idols: Why We Mislabel the Popes (and Ourselves)
Media narratives try to force Pope Leo XIV into political boxes that no pope can check. Alex Hale, SJ warns that politics now replaces religion in shaping American identity and calls Catholics to rise above division in pursuit of unity.
Eating Vegan and Healthy Isn’t Selfish — It’s Faithful
The Catholic faith esteems the human body as a temple of the Holy Spirit. Given the negative health outcomes of animal-based foods, Daniel Mascarenhas, SJ reflects how loving God, neighbor, and self through a plant-based diet seems to be a no-brainer.
Education in America: What We Agree to Ignore
Dan Dixon, SJ argues that the new (and much lauded) Every Student Succeeds Act misses the point: that racial and socioeconomic segregation is the main cause of the achievement gap.
Hamilton on Repeat
Danny Gustafson, SJ won’t stop listening to the Hamilton soundtrack. Why keep listening to the same songs over and over?
The World Needs More Fist Bumps
It’s not just for athletes and the First Couple. Michael Rossmann, SJ writes that we could all use a little more congratulatory touch.
Border Time
Bill McCormick, SJ explains what it is like to grow up on the US-Mexico border, where “time is greater than space.”
A “Better Place” for Compliments
Colten Biro, SJ is bad at accepting compliments. A new music video offers some help.
Our Normal Is Not Normal
Your friends are probably a horrible measure of reality, writes Michael Rossmann, SJ.