by Tim Perron, SJ | Jul 26, 2023 | Current Events ~ Approx. 5 mins
In 1992, Pope Saint John Paul II gave a speech recognizing that the Catholic Church’s condemnation of Galileo, a famous 17th-century astronomer, was mistaken. Galileo held that the Earth revolved around the sun rather than the sun around the Earth. This was a point of...
by Damian Torres-Botello, SJ | May 4, 2023 | A Deacon's Diary, Religious Life ~ Approx. 6 mins
As a kid, I never really understood what was going on in the mass. Fr. So-and-So (his name I cannot remember) would begin the Wednesday student mass at Visitation Catholic Church in Kansas City, Missouri, with a hearty roar, “What day of the week is it?!” All of us...
by José Dueño Gorbea, SJ | Mar 23, 2023 | Film, Pop Culture ~ Approx. 6 mins
With the impending release of John Wick: Chapter 4, it’s worth pointing out an overlooked aspect of the franchise: its use of Catholicism. The John Wick franchise has become a cultural phenomenon since the release of its first installment in 2014. Despite its simple...
by Damian Torres-Botello, SJ | Mar 9, 2023 | A Deacon's Diary, The Jesuits ~ Approx. 3 mins
I’m stepping onto the aisle of the chapel, standing next to one of my best friends, Fr. Eric. Only a handful of months ago he was just Eric. This aisle in the chapel is the chapel at the Novitiate of St. Alberto Hurtado in St. Paul, Minnesota. It’s the same chapel...
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...
