by Pablo Velasquez, SJ | Apr 22, 2023 | Creation, Pop Culture ~ Approx. 4 mins
On October 13, 2021, 91-year-old Star Trek actor William Shatner traveled into space on a Blue Origin space shuttle. His experience was not at all what he expected. Instead of finding colorful lights from the stars, as seen in his series or in modified images from...
by Nate Cortas, SJ | Oct 31, 2022 | Creation, Current Events, The Jesuits ~ Approx. 9 mins
Since his first book on climate change, The End of Nature, was published in 1989, Bill McKibben has spoken on behalf of the environmental movement in the United States with a voice that is both pragmatic and prophetic. His global vision for fighting climate change...
by Tucker Redding, SJ | Oct 28, 2022 | Creation, Faith & Politics, Global Catholicism, Immigration, In the News, Justice, Race, Sexuality, The Jesuits ~ Approx. 7 mins
Last weekend, nearly 2000 students came to Washington, D.C., in the name of a faith that does justice. These students attended the Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice, the largest annual Catholic social justice gathering in the United States. This conference brings...
by Nate Cortas, SJ | Jun 23, 2022 | Creation, Current Events ~ Approx. 4 mins
The view is, on first glance, nothing short of devastating. Rounding a corner in the road, the trees give way not to some scenic view of the valley but to a strange waste. Instead of the southern Appalachian forest, thick and green in late summer, a carved-up field...
by Luke Lapean, SJ | May 11, 2022 | Creation, Easter ~ Approx. 4 mins
Growing up in rural Vermont, I was aware of what a gift the natural world was from a very young age. Some of my earliest experiences of God came from spending nights outside under the stars, marveling at the immensity of it all, especially on those nights when the...
