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.
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.
“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…”
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.