by Jason McCreery, SJ | Jun 5, 2020 | Current Events, In the News, Justice, Race, Topics ~ Approx. 7 mins
The is an old Roman adage: si vis pacem, para bellum. If you want peace, prepare for war. And this does seem to be an adage that Trump is following, as protests only seem to be getting worse this week. He has threatened to “deploy the United States military and...
by Ángel Flores, SJ | Jun 4, 2020 | Current Events, Faith & Politics, In the News, Justice, Race ~ Approx. 4 mins
Haga clic aquí para español. My dear friend, Welcome, I’ve been expecting you. Do not be afraid. It is normal to feel frightened and to hide at the beginning, for you are aware that you’ve been in denial for quite some time. I know how you feel. I’ve been there. ...
by Ángel Flores, SJ | Jun 4, 2020 | Current Events, Faith & Politics, In the News, Justice, Race ~ Approx. 5 mins
Click here to read in English. Bienvenido(a). Te he estado esperando. No tengas miedo. Esconderse y sentirse asustado es normal al principio, ya que finalmente uno admite que ha estado en negación por bastante tiempo. Sé cómo te sientes. He estado ahí. La confusión...
by Damian Torres-Botello, SJ | Jun 3, 2020 | Blogs, Prayers, Race, Spirituality ~ Approx. 3 mins
What did you learn yesterday? Anything? My interpretation of #BlackOutTuesday: mute the self-centeredness of social media and heed the words of Psalm 34:15: “The eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous, and his ears toward their cry.” It was a call to learn...
by Patrick Saint-Jean, SJ | May 29, 2020 | Current Events, In the News, Justice, Race ~ Approx. 4 mins
We are asking for breath. “I can’t breathe!” cried Eric Garner before dying on July 10, 2014 at the hands of the police in Staten Island, New York. “I can’t breathe!” cried Freddy Gray before dying at the hands of the police in April, 2015 in Baltimore, Maryland. “I...
