• Facebook
  • X
  • Instagram
  • Topics
    • Catholic 101
    • Jesuit 101
    • Current Events
    • Pop Culture
    • Spirituality
  • Videos
    • One-Minute Homilies
    • One-Minute Saints
    • Anti-Racism Video Retreat
    • Lenten Video Retreats
  • Podcasts
    • The Jesuit Border Podcast
    • Podcast: Audio Retreats
  • TJP Archives
  • About
    • About TJP
    • Curriculum Guide
    • Staff + Contact
    • Jesuit Vocations
The Jesuit Post
Hunting and the Prince of Peace: Can a Catholic Justify Killing Animals Unnecessarily?

Hunting and the Prince of Peace: Can a Catholic Justify Killing Animals Unnecessarily?

by Daniel Mascarenhas, SJ | May 5, 2026 | Creation, Spirituality    ~ Approx. 5 mins

“Every creature is thus the object of the Father’s tenderness, who gives it its place in the world… God enfolds it with his affection” writes Pope Francis in Laudato Si [77].  Tenderness and affection are probably not on a hunter’s mind when one of God’s beloved...
Shooting Dogs and Eating Meat: Towards a Consistent Ethic of Animal Life

Shooting Dogs and Eating Meat: Towards a Consistent Ethic of Animal Life

by Daniel Mascarenhas, SJ | May 16, 2024 | Current Events, Faith & Politics, Spirituality    ~ Approx. 5 mins

What does loving something mean? When someone says they love strawberries, we intuitively know that they mean eating strawberries. When someone says they love dogs, we know that they don’t mean eating dogs. What does someone mean when they say they love chickens or...

Newsletter

Most Read

  1. Top 7 Jesuit words and phrases | Ask Iggy The Jesuit Post
  2. Eucharist, Hope and Antiracism | Know Justice, Know Peace: A Jesuit Antiracism Retreat Peter Bell, SJ
  3. Can I Smoke In Church? Tim O'Brien, SJ
  4. The Right to Life of Animals Daniel Mascarenhas, SJ
  5. Jesuit 101: The Contemplation on the Incarnation: Why and How Jesus Shows Up Eric Immel, SJ

Editors’ Picks

  • Discovering Ignatius: Caricature or Icon? | Podcast
    Jim Kennedy, SJ
  • St. Ignatius’ Most Important Lesson: Pay Attention to What Is Catching Your Attention
    Orlando Portalatin, SJ
  • Three Simple Lessons from St. Ignatius
    Humberto (Beto) Guzmán Parra, SJ
  • Another Deathbed Conversion
    Adam Bohan, SJ
  • The Sign of the Cross | One-Minute Homily
    Joseph Dickan, SJ

The Jesuit Post Follow

Young Jesuits seeking God in all things. TJP covers current events, spirituality, and pop culture from a Jesuit, Catholic perspective. @americamag

TheJesuitPost
thejesuitpost The Jesuit Post @thejesuitpost ·
7 Jun

Ghosting and rejection are more ubiquitous than ever in our online landscape. Jon Jue-Wong, SJ reflects on how through the Eucharist, God enters and remains in our lives always. Based on the readings for the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi).

Reply on Twitter 2063546614749270359 Retweet on Twitter 2063546614749270359 1 Like on Twitter 2063546614749270359 3 Twitter 2063546614749270359

RSS From America Magazine

Most Shared Posts

  • For Work, More Than for Worship
  • Patient Trust in the Slow Work of God | One-Minute Homily
  • What Drives You? | One-Minute Homily
  • A God of Abundance | One-Minute Homily
  • How do you respond to the Good News? | One-Minute Homily
  • Jesuit Vocations
  • Society of Jesus in Canada & the United States
  • Ignatian Solidarity Network
  • Facebook
  • X
  • Instagram
© The Jesuit Post, All Rights Reserved