Do we bargain with Jesus? This might be like tempting Jesus in the desert. Brian Strassburger gives this week's One-Minute Homily, based on the readings for March 10, which you can find here: https://bit.ly/2UqZuMv
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.
Star of Wonder, and Rattlesnakes Too
Gaze into the starry night and do battle with rattlesnakes. Begin Christmas week with Fr. Paul Lickteig and make connections with the past.
Los ateos admiran al papa Francisco. ¿Y qué?
El papa Francisco tiene al menos un admirador ateo. Matt Spotts te cuenta porqué debería importarte.
#TBT – Bah, Humbug!
Take some advice from Scrooge: if you’re going to read this, then read it quickly so as to decrease the surplus population.
Triumph at the Finish Line
Brian Strassburger, in his TJP debut, reflects on marathon spectating and celebrating the human spirit.
Waiting to See: The Advocate & Pope Francis
We didn’t see that one coming — what does it mean that The Advocate selected Pope Francis as their Person of the Year?
TJPodcast: Taking a Hammer to Church
Building a relationship with God? Then put the hammer down, says Garrett Gundlach.