by Noah Banasiewicz, SJ | Feb 23, 2022 | Current Events, Faith & Politics, Race ~ Approx. 6 mins
“You are not far from the kingdom of God.” These words from Christ struck me in the twelfth chapter of Mark’s Gospel one morning as I prepared to give a reflection at an upcoming prayer service. Over the weeks I’d been teaching theology to middle schoolers in Omaha, I...
by Erin Kast, SJ | Sep 3, 2020 | Current Events, Faith & Politics, In the News, Justice, Spirituality ~ Approx. 4 mins
Last Saturday, August 29th, marked the feast of the beheading of St. John the Baptizer, the last and greatest of all scriptural prophets. The words from the book of the prophet Jeremiah which coincided in the Divine Office with St. John’s feast could not have been...
by Ángel Flores Fontánez | Jul 31, 2020 | Know Justice Know Peace, Series, Videos ~ Approx. 8 mins
Also available as a podcast: [Haga clic aquí para español.] [Cliquez ici pour le français.] “But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us.” 2 Corinthians 4:7 Hi! My name is Ángel Flores Fontánez and I am...
by Chris Kellerman, SJ | Jul 30, 2020 | Catholic 101, Justice, Race ~ Approx. 8 mins
As the movement for racial justice has received greater media attention in the past few months, particularly since the killing of George Floyd by police in Minneapolis, MN, some Catholics may be wondering what to think about the anti-racist movement and how it fits...
by Eziokwubundu Amadi, SJ | Jul 16, 2020 | Current Events, Global Catholicism, Justice, Race ~ Approx. 4 mins
What is the value of human life? While there seems to be an agreement that such a question is worth asking, there is much debate on what ought to be its appropriate response. The incongruity in the responses to this age-old question has led to the heart-rending...
