Who needs a map? We all could use some directions and that's what this One-Minute Homily is about. This week Fr. Joe Laramie talks about the readings from Sunday, March 4, 2018. You can find them here: http://bit.ly/2F75Adk
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.
Superheroes, Saints and Sinners, Part III
In this final chapter in his trilogy on saints and superheroes, Father Paul Lickteig examines the current dry spell in North American Christian art.
Weeks in Review — May 27 – June 16, 2013
Heaven for atheists, a jazz pope, and fashion tips from a Time Lord: if you can’t find something worth reading from this Weeks in Review, it’s your own fault.
You Can’t Take It With You: Controversy Edition
Take a look at how Andrew Greeley and these other controversialists left their mark round the globe
We Are Not Barbarians
Two months after an act of terrorism in Boston, Jason Welle wonders if the dead can be allowed to rest in peace, even those who are guilty of great crimes.
Drugs, Music and Reconciliation
Jorge Ochoa searches for reconciliation in narcocorridos, a form of music that comes out of Mexico’s drug culture.
The Jazz Pope
A good teacher needs to know when to improvise from the lesson plan. Taking a lesson from his own musical background, Ryan Duns looks at Pope Francis’ often off-the-cuff style.