by Christopher Alt, SJ | Aug 19, 2020 | Blogs, Spirituality ~ Approx. 4 mins
“It was a real pleasure taking him to hang.” I was immediately taken aback when he said this, even more so because he had just received holy communion. It happened when I served as a Eucharistic minister at a large suburban hospital over five years ago. When I walked...
by Ian Peoples, SJ | Jul 3, 2020 | Catholic Writing, Pop Culture, Sports ~ Approx. 4 mins
Liverpool had never won the English Premier League (EPL) title until last Thursday, June 25th. The premier league only came about in the 1990-91 season. Before that, it was called the English First Division. Liverpool won that title 18 times, more than any other First...
by Brian Strassburger, SJ | Jul 1, 2020 | Catholic 101, Spirituality ~ Approx. 7 mins
“Let us stand and profess our faith.” Every Sunday at Mass, we stand as a congregation after the homily and recite the words of the Creed. “I believe in one God, the Father almighty…” What exactly is the Creed? Where did it come from? What are we saying when we recite...
by Ken Homan, SJ | Jun 23, 2020 | In the News, Race ~ Approx. 4 mins
In my three years of teaching Catholic Social Teaching to high school juniors, white students frequently asked, “Why do you make everything about race?” It was a question I had asked at their age as well. In response, I attempted to offer some of the overwhelming...
by Kevin Kuehl | Jun 22, 2020 | Immigration, In the News, Justice ~ Approx. 4 mins
Haga clic aquí para español. Nineteen years is a long time to hold onto the uncertain hope that a dream will come true. Although it has seen many iterations, the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors or DREAM Act first appeared nearly two decades ago in...