by Jason Britsch, SJ | May 18, 2023 | Catholic 101 ~ Approx. 5 mins
When I was a kid, some of the worst words to wake up to were: “Rise and shine! We have to go to Mass today.” “Today? On a Wednesday?” “Yep, it’s a Holy Day of Obligation.” “Oh, great. That means the Church is making us go to Mass in the middle of the week. Does...
by Patrick Hyland, SJ | Apr 18, 2023 | Justice ~ Approx. 8 mins
“Slaveholding was always a choice.” This is the running theme in Christopher J. Kellerman’s book, All Oppression Shall Cease: A History of Slavery, Abolitionism, and the Catholic Church. The Church’s history of slaveholding then is “not of one choice, but of...
by Brian Strassburger, SJ and Louie Hotop, SJ | Jan 19, 2023 | Current Events, Immigration, In the News, TJPodcast ~ Approx. 13 mins
The Jesuit Border Podcast seeks to promote a greater understanding of the migrant situation at the U.S.-Mexico border and the Catholic response. In the third season, Louie and Brian get to know those who are helping migrants in the Rio Grande Valley and beyond. Our...
by Sean Barry, SJ | Jan 17, 2023 | Jesuit 101, Series ~ Approx. 4 mins
Each of us has heroes, people we admire and look up to. And they color our perception of the world. The Call of the King meditation from the Spiritual Exercises gains some of its richness from putting those heroes in conversation with Jesus. In the first part of the...
by Patrick Hyland, SJ | Dec 7, 2022 | Advent, Spirituality ~ Approx. 3 mins
Advent is a time for us to examine those parts of our lives that need the light of Christ. What parts of us are still in darkness? Many people when they hear the word “sin” may immediately think of things that have to do with sex. Have we confined the confessional to...
