by Michael Bachmeier, SJ | Nov 18, 2020 | Blogs, Gender, Religious Life, Sexuality, Spirituality ~ Approx. 3 mins
Often, when I meet someone for the first time, it is my Jesuit life they are most interested in. Even when they know little about the Catholic Church, they are intrigued. When I share that I’m studying women’s and gender studies, assuming that piece of information...
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 David Inczauskis, SJ | Jun 18, 2020 | Pop Culture, Social Media ~ Approx. 4 mins
You shall not click “Tweet” until you pray to the Lord your God. We know it when we see it. We see others do it. We do it ourselves. Sometimes, we do not invite God into the tweet production process, and it shows. We tweet in vain. If God is not the writer of the...
by Jason McCreery, SJ | Jun 5, 2020 | Current Events, In the News, Justice, Race, Topics ~ Approx. 7 mins
The is an old Roman adage: si vis pacem, para bellum. If you want peace, prepare for war. And this does seem to be an adage that Trump is following, as protests only seem to be getting worse this week. He has threatened to “deploy the United States military and...
by Josef Rodriguez, SJ | May 22, 2020 | Catholic Writing, Current Events, In the News, Pop Culture, Social Media ~ Approx. 4 mins
On May 8, the New York Times published an op-ed titled “Christianity Gets Weird,” which presents an ecumenical religio-political movement that is becoming prevalent among millennial Christians. The movement has apparently taken on the name “Weird Christians.” They...
