It's not exactly flattering to be compared to sheep but Brian Strassburger, SJ, breaks open this analogy in this week's One-Minute Homily. Based on the readings for Sunday, May 12, 2017, which you can find here: https://bit.ly/30fwP07
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.
To Walk in a Jesuit’s Shoe
Corso Como’s “Jesuit” Peep Toe Leather Pump. How does it hold up in daily “Jesuit” life?
A Magician Reveals His Secret
Abracadabra! John Shea talks with a magician whose commitment to service is no slight of hand.
Notes on a Hip-Hop Conversion
After a long time doubting that hip-hop could be more than heavy beats and gold chains, Ken Homan sees the light.
No Wrong Way to Pray
When we no longer have the words to pray, God meets us where we are.
#tbt – Non-Conformers of the World, Unite!
Forgive me Father, for I’m about to sound like a hipster. Vinny Marchionni takes a bite out of one of the Superbowl’s most iconic commercials.
Catholic Writing Today: Kaya Oakes
Much of the Catholic writing convo sticks to the fiction section, but this week, Kaya Oakes talks about how faith and nonfiction intersect.