by Patrick Hyland, SJ | Mar 22, 2023 | Film, Lent ~ Approx. 5 mins
Perhaps it is because we are now well into Lent, and the Stations of the Cross are being offered at parishes each week, but the Stations were all I could think of while watching Till, the new movie about the killing of 14-year-old Emmett Till in Mississippi in 1955....
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 Christian Verghese, SJ | Jun 8, 2022 | Current Events, In the News ~ Approx. 4 mins
As Jesus prepared the disciples for his Ascension, he told them: “Now I am going to the one who sent me…but because I tell you this, grief has filled your hearts.” Two weeks ago, 11 seniors and I had the opportunity to travel to Buffalo for a service immersion trip....
by Patrick Saint-Jean, SJ | May 2, 2022 | Justice, Race, Spirituality ~ Approx. 11 mins
The following is an edited excerpt from The Crucible of Racism: Ignatian Spirituality and the Power of Hope, a new book from TJP contributor Patrick Saint-Jean. “To Christians, the future does have a name, and its name is Hope. Feeling hopeful does not mean to be...
by Andrew Milewski, SJ | May 5, 2021 | Blogs, Race, Spirituality ~ Approx. 5 mins
“To be honest,” Yunji told me, “I hardly ever speak English. I don’t have to because at the restaurant all the workers are Korean, and at home I speak Korean with my family.” This is how our Friday morning language exchanges began. Yunji is the aunt of one of the...
