Do you get nervous if someone says to you... "we need to talk"? Check out this week's One-Minute Reflection with Br. Ken Homan, SJ. Based on the readings for Sunday, January 21, which you can read here: http://bit.ly/2DCZMIz
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.
American Idol
Brian Konzman has been flirting with the idea of idolatry. And idols – not the TV kind – keep turning up all around.
The Medical Missions DTR: It’s Not You, It’s Me
In every relationship, there comes time for “that” talk. TJP public health guru Michael Rozier defines the relationship with medical mission trips.
Life on $1.50 a Day
What would it be like to live on $1.50 per day? Quang Tran looks to a group of folks who recently found out.
Same Love: Jason Collins & the NBA Family
We don’t often look to the NBA and Seattle Hip-Hop for examples of love, but Perry Petrich thinks that this week, maybe we should.
#tbt – To Rejoice or Not To Rejoice
Two years ago, Navy SEALS raided Osama bin Laden’s compound in Pakistan. Vinny Marchionni wonders how much closure has been achieved since then.
Practice Makes Perfect?
It’s good to be the Champ. As the NHL playoffs begin, Jeff Sullivan wonders: does being the regular season champion really makes a difference in the Playoffs?