It seems that today’s readings are all about water, but Jeff Ryan Miraflor, SJ, wants to go deeper.
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.
Living the Dream
“People are capable, at any time in their lives, of doing what they dream of.” Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist
Matt Lieser reads The Alchemist and reflects on his own experience of living his dreams.
Let’s All Go To The Movies
Now that “Silence” is being made, Jason Downer SJ explores other movie ideas for Jesuits.
Liberté, Égalité, and Some More Liberté: Reactions to Charlie Hebdo
First-time Jesuit Post contributor Niall Leahy offers some European perspective regarding the various reactions to the recent killings in Paris.
Tough Questions: Family Gatherings and the Deeper Better God
Keith Maczkiewicz, SJ fields lots of questions when he’s home for the holidays. Some of them are impossible to answer, but his responses are full of faith and from the heart.
How Close Will You Come to Violence in 2015?
Joe Simmons considers how to respond in 2015 to pictures of violence, war, and despair from 2014.
The Right to Beautiful Things: Education as Transformation
In his Jesuit Post debut, Dan Dixon highlights the importance of beauty, the transformative power of education, and the inspiring work of a Fe y Alegría school.