We may have a burning desire to do good, but our own concerns can extinguish the flame. In this One-Minute Homily for Pentecost, Fr. Michael Rossmann, SJ reminds us that the Holy Spirit has to take the lead. We’re invited to go along for the ride.
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.
Homeless Pastor? Not Quite.
Don’t judge us, but Jason Welle would like to tell you something about a popular social media meme you might have seen.
You Can Have Carrot Top
Jake Martin — no slouch at comedy himself — points out another Catholic comic who’s showing that faith works well with funny.
Confessions of a Raging Extrovert (a Top 10 List)
Extrovert Matt Stewart confesses the top 10 things he’s learned by being an extrovert in an introvert’s world – the world of religious life.
The Jumbotron and the Cross
Public pageantry? Yes. Liturgical theater? Yes. Something more complex than either? Absolutely.
You Can’t Take it with You: Twin Cities Edition
These above-average Golden Gophers (and others) left behind contributions of the eminently practical sort.
Both Rockin’ and Prayerful
The @TJPOnTour team scoops the networks by talking to the pilgrims instead of the press secretaries — and finds out why they came: the thirst for community, and for real love and joy.