Are you open to being surprised by Jesus? Colten Biro, SJ, points out how Jesus interacts with his friends after the Resurrection and encourages us to be open to one of these encounters during the Easter season. Based on the readings for Sunday, April 28, which you...
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.
Feliz cumpleaños | Gracias | Adiós
Hace dos años escribimos: “Esperamos que [este sitio] te ayude a pensar en Dios y en la Iglesia de un modo un poco diferente, un poco mas profundamente, y un poco mas frecuentemente. Dos años después, esta sigue siendo nuestra esperanza.
Worth Watching (Again): Craig Ferguson’s Heart of Humor
Craig Ferguson explained how much a cheap laugh really costs in conscience — and gots Quang Tran thinking about why maybe even Justin Bieber deserves a bit of mercy.
Longing for More: The Redemption of a Mediocre Midnight Mass
Bored in Church? Disappointed with liturgy? Keith Maczkiewicz, SJ has been there too. He finds himself longing for more and discovers in the longing a place for grace and redemption.
Happy Birthday | Thank You | Goodbye
Two years ago, we wrote: “We hope [this site] will help you think about God and the Church a little differently, a little more deeply, a little more often.” Two years in, that’s still what we hope.
De la mano: un humilde encuentro en la Magnificent Mile
Originalmente en inglés, traducido por Manuel Carrasco García-Moreno Me cuento entre la gente más privilegiada del mundo. Soy un hombre blanco americano. Soy un cristiano bien alimentado, sin discapacidades y con alta formación académica. He tenido muchas ventajas en...
New Budget: No Conflicts? No Interest!
You probably didn’t catch the biggest story this month, but Danny Gustafson is betting it’s not your fault.