The Advent season has begun! Martin Ngo, SJ, reflects on the fact that we aren’t so good at waiting, but God can use this time to shake us back to our senses and change our hearts.
A Grace Worthy of Our Attention
“Difficult consolation” is the grace that helps us realize humanity is messy, and that, even though we might not want to experience the pains of the world, we’re grateful that God doesn’t make us experience them alone. Jesus models that for us.
Ask God First: Rethinking Our Lenten Sacrifice
Before Lent, we often feel a rush of anxiety or excitement as we try to answer the question: “what are you giving up?” As we prepare to enter this new liturgical season, Eric invites us to ask a deeper question, considering what God might desire for us in this time.
Beavers, Muskrats, and the Real Invitation of Lent
As Lent approaches, Brennan Dour, SJ, reflects on the curious historical case of Catholics in New France classifying beavers as fish during Lent, and the reminder it offers that Lent’s purpose is not a rigid intensifying of rules, but God’s invitation to grow closer to him whatever our circumstances.
One Friend to Another: Seeing Goodness
Covered by snow or mistakes or imperfection, goodness just might be underneath the surface. Michael Rossmann unearths a theme from posts in the last month and notes how spending more time trying to see the good around him is just what he needs.
Because Mom: Meeting God Again for the First Time
In his TJP debut, Damian Torres-Botello, SJ remembers receiving a difficult phone call and a compassionate friend one late night on the streets of Chicago.
Funny How?
Fallon is “like the class clown who is afraid to raise his hand and answer a question correctly in class for fear of failure… even though we know he can and should.”
My love/hate relationship with TV
Brian Strassburger takes a look at popular TV shows and whether he can keep watching them.
14 (Other) Ways to Show Love on St. Valentine’s Day
Joe Simmons, SJ offers 14 ways to show the people in our lives love on Valentine’s Day — or any day.
Playing the Fool on the Evening News
With two big names in evening television leaving their programs, Jason Welle wonders about their impact.