What are some of the biggest moments of your life? For God, it was your baptism. Fr. Joe Laramie, SJ, reflects on the Baptism of the Lord and the moment when we were brought into the family of God. Based on the readings for January 12, 2020....
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.
As a Packer in Bear Country
Is the NFL still a place to find happiness? These days it can be hard to tell, but Eric Immel, SJ found something like happiness on the train after a recent game.
Church Music’s Greatest Decade: with Bonus Track!
The Lord is groovy, and only one decade had the music to prove it.
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.