by Mike Martinez, SJ | Mar 12, 2021 | Justice, Music, Pop Culture, Prayers, Spirituality, The Jesuits, Topics ~ Approx. 4 mins
When I was a Jesuit novice, I once eagerly asked one of our Province’s most socially committed Jesuits what the most “radical” thing I can do today as a Jesuit? His response wasn’t what I expected: “Pray!” he said. I think he meant something other than praying more...
by The Jesuit Post | Feb 1, 2021 | Justice, Know Justice Know Peace, Race, Series, Spirituality ~ Approx. 5 mins
[Haga clic aquí para español.] [Cliquez ici pour le français.] February 1st is the beginning of Black History Month. In order to help mark this month, The Jesuit Post is re-releasing “Know Justice, Know Peace: A Jesuit Antiracism Retreat.” It is a series of twelve...
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 | Dec 1, 2020 | Current Events, In the News, Justice ~ Approx. 9 mins
COVID-19 is not the first pandemic of our lifetime. But we’re certainly acting like it is. Missteps, misinformation, and pandemic-fatigue have propelled the virus into a brutal new wave of infections in the United States and elsewhere around the world. Have we...
by Jason McCreery, SJ | Oct 22, 2020 | Film, Justice, Pop Culture, Race, Topics, TV ~ Approx. 4 mins
This article contains spoilers for the Season 2 finale of the TV series, The Boys. Last month, at the start of Season 2 of Amazon’s The Boys, I reflected on how a show about superheroes (or ‘supes’) is able to expose our human weaknesses and whether or not we choose...