Advent is a time of preparation and growth. Fr. Joe Laramie, SJ, reminds us that we need to examine our lives and "check our roots" in this week's One-Minute Homily. Based on the readings for December 8, 2019. https://youtu.be/FShnDrritSg Are you bearing good fruit?...
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.
Discerning LeBron James
Michael Rossmann, Adam DeLeon, and Brian Strassburger sit down and discuss whether or not LeBron’s decision to return to Cleveland is a slam dunk.
#tbt: Icona Pop — Do You Still Love It?
Garrett Gundlach, SJ muses on freedom, collateral damage, and hangovers one year after Icona Pop’s hit summer song.
The Beauty Is the Struggle, After All
Billy Biegler examines the secret to people who have it easy.
Organizing Activism: The Clash of the Faith That Does Justice
Ken Homan reflects on his experiences of activism and community organizing, and how they can better serve a faith that does justice.
Pope Cup 2014
Impress your friends with Papal World Cup Trivia.
The Truth about Storytelling
If someone tells a story, but you remember it happening differently, is it still true? Billy Biegler is asking.