Jesus' wounds help Thomas to believe. What do our own wounds say about us? Fr. Joe Simmons, SJ, gives this week's One-Minute Homily. Based on the Sunday readings, which you can find here: https://bit.ly/2q5euSa
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.
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.
On Trial, or The Law Will Let Us Down
Responding to the verdict in the Trayvon Martin murder trial & the tensions we feel when the law lets us down.
Opening Ceremonies – MAGIS 2013
All 2,000 pilgrims ushered in the official start of MAGIS 2013 last night with music, dancing, performances and plenty of impromptu cheering and breaking into song. Catch a glimpse of the festivities in the video below!
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[Magis Goes] All Night Long
It’s 11:30 pm … do you know where your pilgrims are? TJP does.
You Can’t Take it with You: Accidental Pioneers
None of this week’s departed started out to make a statement, but they all leave behind quite a mark
5 Reasons to Pay Attention to WYD 2013
We’ve got all the links you’ll need to follow Magis & WYD 2013 — and the reasons to click them, too.
This Old House
“Living in an old house, like listening to old music, reminds me that I’m part of something greater than I am, something broader.”