Today's readings remind us that God does not create death, but works to defeat death through the Resurrection. https://youtu.be/UgKLPDawCnw “The glory of God is the living human being.” - St. Irenaeus of Lyon. Hi, I’m Doug Jones, and this is my One Minute Reflection. ...
Real Presence: The Ministry of a Sports Chaplain
As he concludes his regency mission at Loyola High School of Detroit, Eddie Wesonga, SJ, reflects on his ministry as a sports chaplain and the ways it invited him into authentic encounter and a deeper relationship with his students.
Inside Jesuit Life at Bellarmine House of Studies
What is life like for a Jesuit during First Studies? Chris Kinkor, SJ, offers an inside view of life for a Jesuit scholastic at Bellarmine House of Studies at Saint Louis University and reflects on the ways God has been at work in this period of his formation.
A Meditation with a Contemporary Our Lady of Sorrows
Using the aesthetics of pop art, Nick Leeper guides a meditation, asking us to gaze at Our Lady of Sorrows with new eyes.
A Concrete Hope: Francis and the Refugee Crisis
Pope Francis asks every European parish, monastery, and religious community to welcome a single refugee family into their home, notes Brendan Busse. A flood of humanity awaits the response.
The Way Women Talk?
When do preferences about style become exercises of privilege and power? Matt Spotts, SJ, investigates.
The Face of Jesus
People have told TJP writer Brian Strassburger, S.J. that he looks like Jesus. It leaves him wondering: “Um, what exactly does Jesus look like?”
Newborn: Prayers Answered
Nothing captures the longing for God quite like the precious vulnerability of newborns and the prayers that surround them. Keith Maczkiewicz, SJ prays for and with his newborn niece
TJP Reads: All the King’s Men
“It might have been all different, Jack.” Summer reading leads Danny Gustafson, SJ, to ask, “But what if?”
Colbert, Suffering, and Gratitude
All of life is a gift to be lived… eventually in gratitude.