As we approach Advent we hear a lot about the end, but Brian Strassburger, SJ, reminds us that every end is also a beginning in this week's One-Minute Homily. Based on the readings for Sunday, November 17. https://youtu.be/ONHjAXmnq2o The end is near! The end of the...
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.
Scapegoating Donald Sterling
Donald Sterling’s personal racism is only a small part of a systemic issue. So is our reaction.
“Cesar Chavez” for Congress?
Danny Gustafson looks at a Congressional candidate and asks what a name change might mean for this aspiring politician.
A New Destiny
As this year’s E3 opens, Jack McLain, SJ asks how a video game might help us explore our lives, history, and spirituality…
Sports Hate
During this NHL and NBA finals season, Brian Strassburger reflects on the hatred that sports can bring out of us.
#tbt — Tank You Very Much
That time when tanks could steamroll through a street but not a person.
Worth Watching: #BringBackOurGirls
An African Jesuit is speaking out — with more than a hashtag — about the situation in Nigeria. The Ignatian Network has the video interview.