“Turn the other cheek.” We’ve heard this teaching so much that we might forget how radical it is. Christopher Smith, SJ, reflects on how we might put it into practice.
Evangelization in the City
Pope Leo XIV has asked the Church to pray for evangelization in the city. Paul Gillam, SJ, reflects on our call to embrace the full incarnate reality of the city as we seek to proclaim the Gospel amidst its complexities.
Spider Man: A Brand New Day and the Search For God Within
Kevin Lee reflects on what Peter Parker’s journey into radical self-love shows us about Jesus’s unconditional love for all.
Inside Jesuit Life: Prepping for the Priesthood in Theology Studies
Theology studies mark the final stage of Jesuit formation for priesthood. Fr. Brian Strassburger, SJ reflects on how experiences in the classroom, in parish and prison ministry, and in Jesuit community have prepared him for priestly ministry at the culmination of more than a decade of formation.
Our Normal Is Not Normal
Your friends are probably a horrible measure of reality, writes Michael Rossmann, SJ.
Discernment, Choice, and Captain America
Choosing between goods can be hard, let alone choosing between your favorite superheroes.
A Stolen Past Is Just the Beginning
Garrett Gundlach, SJ tries to unknot poverty, hope and history as he reflects on his first year teaching on the Pine Ridge Reservation.
Freedom for What? Reading Franzen for Today
We have the freedom to be everything but free. Bill McCormick considers the lasting relevance of Franzen’s novel “Freedom.”
Commencement and Remembering
Our liberation is linked with others. Marcos Gonzales, SJ writes that we are to bear the pain of a broken world in his commencement address.
Building a Nation
East Timor forges the long road of nation-building. Andy Nguyen, SJ reflects on being a foreigner who tried to do something useful for this young country.