Who wouldn’t visit their mom after being gone for a while?
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 Big Data Can’t Say About Life Choices
What am I supposed to do with my life??? Cyril Pinchak considers whether Big Data can point us to safe and reliable life choices.
Why I’d Rather Be a Hypocrite Than a Cynic
With a general election coming up in the UK, Henry Longbottom, SJ considers a Christian response to hypocrisy and cynicism in politics — on either side of the pond.
Can I Ask a Very Personal Question? (Fact and Opinion, Right and Wrong)
Tim O’Brien has three personal questions for you. Just don’t call them opinions.
Worth Listening: No Shade in the Shadow of the Cross
Jason Welle just listened to the new single from Sufjan Stevens, and it cuts to the heart.
Upright Living in an Upside Down World
In this heartfelt reflection Eric Immel, SJ brings a gymnast’s perspective to a world turned upside-down.
Life Lessons from Parks and Rec
Alex Placke, SJ shares some of the life lessons he’s learned from Parks and Rec.