We are called to love like Jesus loved: with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength. Fr. Joseph Dickan, SJ, says this love must impact all our daily choices. Based on the readings from the Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time.
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.
Three Simple Lessons from St. Ignatius
As we celebrate the feast of St. Ignatius, Beto shares three important ways the founder of the Society of Jesus has shaped his Jesuit vocation.
St. Ignatius’ Most Important Lesson: Pay Attention to What Is Catching Your Attention
At the end of the Ignatian Year, Orlando reflects on how Ignatius’ recuperation time after his fateful cannonball injury informed his own prayer.
Catholic 101: Why go to Confession?
Confession can make many of us uncomfortable, but there is great beauty in this sacrament. Reconciliation is ultimately strengthening our relationship with God and accepting God’s abundant mercy.
Stop. Smell the Roses. That’s a prayer, actually.
Scent is the strongest sense tied to memory. For our latest Jesuit 101 reflection, Conan reviews a year in Peru and olfactory memories flood his Ignatian Examens.
Receiving Forgiveness and Exorcising Demons: St. Mary Magdalene, Pray for Us!
For the Feast of St. Mary Magdalene, Mario looks back to a most stirring moment from his experience of the Spiritual Exercises.
Overwhelmed by the Stress of Life? Here’s a Way to Find God in It
As a busy college student, Brian’s life was full of grace. Once he started to pray the examen again, he noticed where that grace was leading him.