Of all days, Christmas is a day when we should all hope to hear the lovely cacophony of babies crying at Mass.
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.
How Can I Be Less Dumb?
Michael Rossmann, SJ looks at how we can actually listen to those we disagree with — and thus become a little less dumb.
“It was our pain that he bore…”
Punishing innocent immigrants would put the U.S. on the wrong side of the Scriptures, writes Dan Everson, SJ.
The Wholeness of a Broken Heart
Some break hearts, others get theirs broken. Damian Torres-Botello, SJ shares the pitfalls and benefits of having a heart that’s been broken.
Five Questions After South Carolina and Nevada
Bill McCormick and Dan Dixon ask five critical questions after the big weekend in South Carolina and Nevada.
Lenten Politics
Lucas Sharma reflects on the tensions between following his favorite political candidate and observing Lenten practices.
#TBT: Labor Rights and Jesuit Schools
As Jesuit universities face unionization among adjunct faculty, Ken Homan argues they should reconnect with their mission – and history.