Will God’s word find fertile soil in our hearts?
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.
What You Might Overlook in the Papal Encyclical
Don’t miss the subtle shifts in this new papal document.
Between Laudato Si’ and Black Lives Matter
What do racist violence and environmental degradation have in common? We’re too comfortable with both of them.
An Overview of Laudato Si
Henry Longbottom, author of the blog Green Jesuit, provides a summary of the Pope’s just-released encyclical on care for the environment, “Laudato si.”
Guess Who’s #InTheGame?
And no, FIFA didn’t bribe Vinny Marchionni, SJ or The Jesuit Post to write about this.
You Have Memories
Facebook memories can be both precise and incomplete at the same time. In either case, Keith Maczkiewicz, SJ finds them to be an occasion of gratitude.
Sharing Yourself(ie)
Are selfies as self-centered as they seem? Alex Placke, SJ offers a new way of thinking about the selfie.