At times, God seems so close, though those moments can be rare. Still, darkness is not the end of the story. Check out Fr. Michael Rossmann’s One-Minute Homily on the readings for the Second Sunday of Lent.
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.
Metropolitan Diary
Nate Romano is leaving New York, and he’s been thinking that all the things that make Gotham beautiful and the same things that make life beautiful.
Imagining Adulthood: Calvin & Hobbes Grow Up
Is the imagination of childhood at odds with the truth of adulthood? A potential Calvin & Hobbes movie trailer sets Eric Ramirez’s imagination in motion.
Care-less: The Sin of Indifference
Too often, in the name of efficiency or convenience, we avoid the costs of intimacy, and in doing so we pay a steep price. But what we buy is freedom from the pain of intimacy, not an actual experience of it.
Summer Music Festival Guide – #tbt
If you’ve never been to a rock festival, you should. Vinny Marchionni tells you how it’s done.
Redhawks to Rio!
Jason Welle introduces you to a group of Seattle University students and alumni getting ready to join the pilgrimage to Magis and World Youth Day in Brazil.
Welcoming Atheists into Heaven
Is Pope Francis lowering the bar for believers by saying that even atheists are redeemed? Joe Simmons takes stock of the fearful answers given by the indignant voices inside us.