We are not in control. Thank God! Fr. Michael Rossmann, SJ notes how our God is full of amazing surprises in this week’s One-Minute Homily.
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.
Worth Reading: Liberté, Égalité, et Philosophie
If you think your high school final exams are tough, you might be glad you’re not in France after Jason Welle points you to this article.
Stop Talking about the Poor
“These women have taught me, but not in the fashion my catchphrases had led me to expect.” Joe Wotawa looks at the more basic lesson to be learned in serving “the poor.”
On “Ashton Kutcher,” and Internet Gold
Ashton, err… Chris Kutcher shared some honestly amazing advice at the Teen Choice Awards. Why is it so popular?
Weeks in Review – July 22-August 17, 2013
We here at TJP have been all over the place the last few weeks, and we don’t just mean geographically. Check out our travels in our latest “Weeks in Review.”
#tbt-Back to School
The beginning of a new school year makes it a perfect time for #tbt to bring back Billy Madison, “You can’t sit here,” and nuns and their sneaky teaching tricks.
The Jesuit Guide to Teaching: Advice for a New Teacher
Ryan Duns, SJ describes his teaching bag of tricks.