How is the Holy Spirit calling you? Damian Terres-Botello, SJ, recounts how the Holy Spirit led Simeon to Jesus and encourages all of us to keep the same guidance.
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.
Our Political Idols: Why We Mislabel the Popes (and Ourselves)
Media narratives try to force Pope Leo XIV into political boxes that no pope can check. Alex Hale, SJ warns that politics now replaces religion in shaping American identity and calls Catholics to rise above division in pursuit of unity.
Eating Vegan and Healthy Isn’t Selfish — It’s Faithful
The Catholic faith esteems the human body as a temple of the Holy Spirit. Given the negative health outcomes of animal-based foods, Daniel Mascarenhas, SJ reflects how loving God, neighbor, and self through a plant-based diet seems to be a no-brainer.
5 Tips for Riding Public Transit
Our own Alex Placke, SJ, asks how we can engage with life in between our destinations.
Eat, Pray, Netflix — Comet Landing
Our own Jason Downer SJ reflects on the Rosetta Mission, Comets, and Space Movies
Ite Inflammate Omnia: Fuel for the Fire
Announcing TJP’s first-ever print edition, being launched at the Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice.
Public Humility, or Talking with One Another Again
How do we talk about justice when we don’t even really share the words?
A Dream Deferred (No Longer?)
Marcos Gonzales wonders what it may mean when a dream deferred is finally a real possibility.
Pop Psychology
Pop music’s dos and don’ts for living a healthy, sane life.