Advent is a time of preparation. Brian Strassburger, SJ, reflects on how we prepare ourselves for Christ. Based on the readings for Sunday, December 9, 2018, which you can find here: https://bit.ly/2Raxknu
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.
TJPodcast: Whatcha Readin’?
Even philosophy students read for fun. Check out what’s at the top of David and Louie reading lists!
The Gospel of Intimacy: Pictures Worth a Thousand Words
As St. Ignatius put it, “Love ought to be made known by deeds more than words.”
For “Hipsters of a Certain Age”: Wes Anderson’s Grand Budapest
The trailer for Grand Budapest offers something even more than Rushmore … and that’s saying something.
The Pictures Speak for Themselves
“I do not know what to say. I am not sure I have the emotional juice to handle it in a way that does it justice. The pictures speak for themselves.”
Worth Reading: Good Lawyers, Bad Situations
Nate Romano calls our attention to a lawyer who’s “unsticking the victim” in cases of domestic violence.
Now and Then: What are you doing next year?
On campus at Holy Cross Keith Maczkiewicz, SJ is beginning to hear the question every college senior dreads: “What are you doing next year?” He finds an answer unfolding in the present–the sacred now.