So many great things have been done in the name of Christ. David Inczauskis, SJ, asks what is the word of Christ calling of us today? Based on the readings for Sunday, November 18, 2018, which you can find here: https://bit.ly/2PhbOR4
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.
#TBT – Trick or Treat!
Now for a real Halloween fright… Jesuits in costumes!
TJPodcast: You Didn’t Dress Up?
Halloween isn’t the only time for costumes – Garrett Gundlach wears one all year round. Listen in to find out more!
Gratitude and the Government Shutdown
Now that the government’s open again, Danny Gustafson looks back on what we have to be thankful for from the shutdown.
Una Oración Corriendo
Joe Simmons, SJ cambia su nostalgia del otoño por las colinas templadas de California mientras se encuentra, literalmente, rezando mientras corre.
A Prayer in the Running
Joe Simmons, SJ trades in his midwestern autumn nostalgia for the warm hills of California and finds himself (literally) running to prayer.
Worth Reading: America Magazine on Women in the Life of the Church
It start just with the pope, and isn’t going to end with him either; America Magazine’s new issue by and about women in the life of the church.