by Daniel Mascarenhas, SJ | May 24, 2019 | Creation, Faith & Politics, Pope Francis, Science & Technology, Spirituality ~ Approx. 4 mins
As we approach the fourth anniversary of Laudato si’ on May 24, I ask myself: “What have I done to care for creation?” Pope Francis’ encyclical continued the tradition of counter-cultural exhortations of the Christian faith that call us to live a life that God...
by Billy Critchley-Menor, SJ | Apr 3, 2019 | Faith & Politics, Global Catholicism, Pope Francis, Youth Synod ~ Approx. 5 mins
Christ is alive, and wants to draw young people to the center of a young Church. This is Pope Francis’ message in the apostolic exhortation he released yesterday, Christus vivit. The exhortation is long, probably too long for a document addressed to young people. It...
by Bill McCormick, SJ | Apr 1, 2019 | Faith & Politics, Film, Pope Francis ~ Approx. 3 mins
I walked away from the movie “Unplanned” with one question: will it change minds? The abortion debate has raged since the 1970s in this country. The Catholic Church has struggled to present its teaching on abortion in an environment in which abortion has become a...
by Taylor Fulkerson, SJ | Feb 25, 2019 | Faith & Politics, Global Catholicism, In the News, Pope Francis ~ Approx. 4 mins
While all eyes have been on the sex abuse summit in the Vatican, other stories have been playing out, as well. Amidst turmoil in Venezuela, all sides have called for Pope Francis to mediate, even as the country’s embattled former president has rejected U.S....
by Bill McCormick, SJ | Feb 19, 2019 | Faith & Politics, Spirituality, The Jesuits ~ Approx. 1 min
Today the Superior General of the Society of Jesus, Father Arturo Sosa, SJ, released the “Universal Apostolic Preferences” of the Society. The four preferences are meant to guide and inspire Jesuits in their mission and works over the next ten years: “to hear the...
