Jesus revealed himself as the Savior of the world. Ian Peoples, SJ, reflects on how this last Sunday of the Christmas Season we celebrate how Jesus uplifts the true, the good, and the beautiful of every ethnicity, culture, and language.
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.
Is Defending God Always Helpful? Reflecting on O Death, Where is Thy Sting?
O Death, Where is Thy Sting: A Meditation on Suffering, a new book by Brother Joe Hoover doesn’t offer theodicies or justifications of God’s goodness; it is a collection of thoughts from a man trying to process the suffering in the world.
St. Josephine Bakhita: A Saint for Victims of Human Trafficking | One-Minute Saints
Saint Josephine Bakhita suffered horrific abuse as a victim of human trafficking, yet she treasured her life and is remembered for her love.
Six Months After the Blast: Thoughts on Human Fraternity from Beirut
In the aftermath of an explosion, COVID-19 lockdowns, and economic challenges, Pope Francis’s call to fraternity resounds in religiously pluralistic Beirut.
Review: Fr. James Martin’s New Book “Learning to Pray”
Have you ever wondered what happens when you pray? Or how to pray? Or even why to pray? Well Fr. James Martin has a book for that! Check out our review of “Learning to Pray”.
Jesus Found Me off-Broadway in Row K
I love musicals. I love watching them, discussing them, debating about them, criticizing them, comparing them. I work out listening to soundtracks from esoteric musicals from the 1960s. I appeared in musicals every year from when I was 5 to 22, and wrote a musical in lieu of a philosophy final. God can find us wherever we are, and God found me right where I love to be: in a theatre.
Re-Release of “Know Justice, Know Peace: A Jesuit Antiracism Retreat”
February 1st is the beginning of Black History Month. In order to help mark this month, The Jesuit Post is re-releasing “Know Justice, Know Peace: A Jesuit Antiracism Retreat.” Our re-release of the retreat includes translations of all twelve talks into both Spanish and French. Join us this month as we continue our process of conversion toward antiracism, in our own hearts and in our society at large.