by Brian Strassburger, SJ and Louie Hotop, SJ | Feb 2, 2022 | Immigration, Justice, The Jesuits, TJPodcast ~ Approx. 9 mins
The Jesuit Border Podcast seeks to promote a greater understanding of the migrant situation at the U.S.-Mexico border as well as the response of the Catholic Church. The hosts are Fr. Louie Hotop, SJ, and Fr. Brian Strassburger, SJ, two recently-ordained Jesuit...
by Brian Strassburger, SJ | Apr 15, 2021 | Current Events, Faith & Politics, Global Catholicism, Immigration, In the News, Justice ~ Approx. 6 mins
Does your local parish have a Spanish Mass? Maybe Vietnamese, Portuguese, or another non-English language? It is a trend that has been growing over the past few decades, with 29% of U.S. parishes celebrating Mass in a language other than English as of 2010....
by Brendan Gottschall, SJ | Dec 14, 2020 | Current Events, Economics, Papal News, Pope Francis, Uncategorized ~ Approx. 4 mins
The one percent who run major corporations doesn’t seem to be a virtuous lot. So, why would Pope Francis and the Vatican announce an alliance with some of the richest business leaders in the world? The Council for Inclusive Capitalism announced last week that they...
by Brian Strassburger, SJ | Dec 1, 2020 | Current Events, In the News, Justice ~ Approx. 9 mins
COVID-19 is not the first pandemic of our lifetime. But we’re certainly acting like it is. Missteps, misinformation, and pandemic-fatigue have propelled the virus into a brutal new wave of infections in the United States and elsewhere around the world. Have we...
by Brian Strassburger, SJ | Nov 12, 2020 | Current Events, Faith & Politics, Immigration, In the News ~ Approx. 9 mins
Last Saturday night, Joe Biden gave his first address to the nation as President-elect. He posed the question: “What is the will of the people? What is our mandate?” Then he proceeded to list a series of great battles of our time, including coronavirus, the economy,...
