What is it that leads you closer to Christ? Damian Torres-Botello, SJ, reflects on the Epiphany, when the Magi were led to Jesus by a star. Based on the readings for January 5, 2019. https://youtu.be/xeWcq6ZWZQY Look up! Go on, look up! Can you find your star?! Hello!...
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.
Talking Aloud: Holy Babbling
Keith Maczkiewicz, SJ finds talking things through brings clarity to the mess.
5 Reasons to Avoid the Gym (or Why I Go to Church)
Between Crossfit reps, Brian Strassburger was able to muse about how new fitness programs have something in common with traditional church-going.
Before You Know It: Learning to Love
Brendan Busse, SJ suggests that you might learn something – the most important thing – before you know it.
A Climate of Hope: Changing the Tide Against the Rising Tide
Ken Homan reports on hope and the People’s Climate March.
Law, Labor, Love
How much is the worker who made your burger making? Nate Romano looks at recent developments in the labor movement and challenges workers face.
The Shame of Religious Families: Homeless LGBT Youth
Two recent articles contrast the shame and the hope that LGBT youth are confronted with in religious families.