This is World Mission Sunday and today Brian Strassburger, SJ, reminds us that we're all called to be missionaries, no matter where we are. Based on the readings for Sunday, October 21, 2018, which you can find here: https://bit.ly/2p3AEo2
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.
¿Sólo porque es nuestro tiene que ser inútil?
¿Alguna vez has pedido perdón antes de hacer una pregunta en clase? Keith Maczkievicz, SJ se pregunta quién te enseñó a hacer eso… y luego te anima a dejar de hacerlo.
Because it’s ours must it be worthless?
Have you ever apologized before asking a question in class? Keith Maczkiewicz, SJ wonders who taught you to do that…and then encourages you not to.
#TBT-Grunge
Grab some flannel and channel your teenage angst with today’s #ThrowbackThursday.
Una historia de amor: el narrador, el papa
Más profeta que erudito, Francisco nos cuenta la historia de lo que está haciendo Dios.
TJPodcast: On Sportsmanship… & Loving the Other Team, Too
This week, Adam Rosinski talks about why a show of good sportsmanship just seems to get us “right there.”
Crazy, Stupid, Love.
Yeah, yeah, we know that love is patient, love is kind. But Jeff Sullivan is convinced that real love requires a little crazy.