If the Black Lives Matter movement didn’t already motivate you to educate yourself on systemic racism and how to be an anti-racist, this week’s Supreme Court decision allowing the first federal executions in 17 years to happen should. This week’s executions (Daniel...
What will bring you home, my beloved? You stand before Me, But Your gaze does not meet mine. Your eyes are frantic, darting, searching. I’m right here. Can’t you see Me? I know another like you. He was blind. My Son touched him, And he saw, but at first still...
Will God’s word find fertile soil in our hearts? Newly ordained Fr. David Romero, SJ, talks about the Parable of the Sower in this week’s One-Minute Homily. Based on the readings for Sunday, July 12, 2020. ‘Whoever has ears ought to hear.’ Ok, Jesus,...
Just a few months after I professed vows as a Jesuit, I was sitting at dinner in the Bronx. It’s considered a minor infraction to look at your phone at table, but curiosity got the better of me when I felt a notification buzz. My hands shook as I read it, and I ran to...
Jesus tells us to take his yoke, but what exactly does that mean? Martin Ngo, SJ, reflects on what it means to be yoked with Jesus in this week’s One-Minute Homily. Based on the readings for Sunday, July 5, 2020. Alright, who wants to get yoked with Jesus? Hi,...
