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.
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.
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.
When Jesus goes to his hometown, the people can't see who he really is. Sometimes, this happens to us too. Tucker Redding, SJ, explores how we can recognize Jesus in this One-Minute Homily. Based on the readings from Sunday, July 8, which you can find here:...
With Brazil and World Youth Day still very much on his mind, Chris Schroeder reflects on generosity and wonder.
Joe Simmons, SJ counts down 32 reasons to celebrate this Labor Day.
In this weeks #tbt, Vinny Marchionni revisits the ghosts of VMA’s past.
Taking a look at the admitted craziness of rabid sports fandom from the outside, Michael Rossmann discovers some surprising parallels to the spiritual life.
In those tearful moments, at the end of a long day, I was sure of something: like a new parent at the window of a hospital nursery, God marvels at us. And lingers.
Brother Mike Zimmerman is the tall, hard-edged, slightly mystical, highly sentimental, altogether surprising 79 year-old former superintendent of grounds at Red Cloud Indian School. Near him, doubts about the workings of the divine are swatted away.