What can the Holy Trinity teach us about making space for others? Fr. Joe Simmons, SJ, shares a story and a lesson for this week's One-Minute Homily. Based on the readings for Sunday, May 27, 2018, which you can find here: https://bit.ly/2J2NQov
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.
Varieties of Religious Experience: Marie Howe
Call her what you want, just don’t blow it; she hates being called a religious poet! Tim O’Brien on Marie Howe’s metaphysical vision.
What We Choose To Care About, or the Other Supreme Court Cases
TJP’s resident legal expert Nate Romano wonders about the impact of the less famous SCOTUS cases on our daily lives.
TJPodcast: WYD Wrap Up
Talking about faith and culture, and even about the Church, doesn’t have to be boring, sappy, or preachy. Click play and let us prove it to you.
#tbt- World Youth Day
After “Popacabana” became part of TJP’s regular vocabulary last week, this week’s #tbt brings back the ghosts of World Youth Days past.
“To Know the Most But Care the Least” – on Villains Real and Imagined
Can you be a pop-culture bad guy without being an actual bad guy? Sean Dempsey reviews Chuck Klosterman’s new book on villians.
L.A. Plague Squirrel and Cultural Memory
As historian Gwen Stefani said, “‘Cuz there ain’t no cure for that girl, you’ll be dead in no time flat girl…”