by Ian Peoples, SJ | Feb 26, 2021 | Music, Pop Culture, Social Media ~ Approx. 4 mins
What would you do if someone asked you to create a song about someone they loved who’d recently died? I’m talking on the spot. Don’t put it on paper. Just start speaking words with the hope that you could say something meaningful–something that touched the heart....
by Connor Smith, SJ | Feb 11, 2021 | Current Events, Faith & Family, Global Catholicism, Religious Life, Sacraments ~ Approx. 4 mins
Every other year, the Fellowship of Catholic University Students (FOCUS) hosts its SEEK conference that draws thousands of young Catholics together to encounter Christ and share the Gospel. For safety reasons, SEEK21 was streamed from Denver, CO in a hybrid format...
by Ian Peoples, SJ | Feb 4, 2021 | Current Events, In the News, Prayers, Spirituality, The Jesuits ~ Approx. 5 mins
As I journaled my thoughts upon finishing Father James Martin, SJ’s new book, Learning to Pray, I was struck with a consoling realization. It dawned on me that I was reviewing the new book of a writer whose books played key roles in both my faith life and in my...
by Bill McCormick, SJ | Jan 8, 2021 | Current Events, Faith & Politics, In the News, Justice, Topics ~ Approx. 3 mins
A great deal of energy has gone into arguing about historical parallels to our time: imperial Rome, Gilded Age America, Weimar (pre-Nazi) Germany. It is important that we get those historical parallels right. It is too easy to draw flattened, one-dimensional lessons...
by Brian Strassburger, SJ | Jan 1, 2021 | Current Events, Events, Justice, Papal News, Pope Francis, The Jesuits ~ Approx. 7 mins
Happy New Year! Let’s all collectively wave goodbye to 2020. Whew- what a year! As we welcome in 2021, this year has a lot in store, and not just the roll-out of COVID-19 vaccines or the swearing in of the second Catholic President of the United States. Here at TJP,...
