by Brendan Gottschall, SJ | Nov 19, 2019 | Faith & Politics, In the News, Justice, Social Media ~ Approx. 2 mins
“What is truth?” This is the question Pontius Pilate poses to Jesus during His trial, after the Lord says that His mission was to testify to the truth. Some version of this question is currently stumping social media giants Facebook and Twitter as they look toward an...
by Taylor Fulkerson, SJ | Oct 4, 2019 | Amazon Synod, Creation, Global Catholicism, Pope Francis ~ Approx. 4 mins
Back in July, I tried to excavate the part of the Pan-Amazonian Synod working document that seems to cause the most anxiety for some: the ordination of married men. While this and other concerns about the agenda have been circulating, they are in large part...
by Daniel Mascarenhas, SJ | Sep 30, 2019 | Faith & Politics, Global Catholicism, Immigration, Justice ~ Approx. 5 mins
The Bible asks me to welcome the stranger. My dad, however, always told me to lock the doors at night. The Bible often exhorts to go above and beyond our duty of giving to others what is due and invites us to love God’s people. However, we still lock our doors at...
by Jason Downer, SJ | Jul 18, 2019 | Catholic 101, Spirituality ~ Approx. 5 mins
God, come to my assistance. Lord, make haste to help me. One of the first things I was given as a Jesuit novice was the book Christian Prayer: The Liturgy of the Hours, a one volume version of the Liturgy of the Hours. A couple of things crossed my mind at that...
by Danny Gustafson, SJ | Sep 10, 2018 | Ask Iggy ~ Approx. 1 min
What questions do you have that you’d like us to answer? We used to make a series of videos called “Ask Iggy” in which we would answer questions about Catholicism, the Jesuits, Ignatian Spirituality, etc. We’ve decided to bring the series back!...
