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 Erin Kast, SJ | Sep 3, 2020 | Current Events, Faith & Politics, In the News, Justice, Spirituality ~ Approx. 4 mins
Last Saturday, August 29th, marked the feast of the beheading of St. John the Baptizer, the last and greatest of all scriptural prophets. The words from the book of the prophet Jeremiah which coincided in the Divine Office with St. John’s feast could not have been...
by Patrick Saint-Jean, SJ | Jul 21, 2020 | Current Events, Faith & Politics, In the News, Justice, Race ~ Approx. 4 mins
John Lewis. He crossed many bridges in his life. On Friday, he crossed the final one. On July 17, 2020, with the death of John Robert Lewis, the U.S. Congress lost its conscience. This legend was the youngest man to speak at the March on Washington next to Dr. King in...
by Brian Strassburger, SJ | Jan 1, 2020 | Amazon Synod, Current Events, Economics, Education, Events, Global Catholicism, In the News, Justice, Papal News, Pope Francis ~ Approx. 5 mins
Happy New Year! As we welcome in 2020, this year has a lot in store, and not just the Summer Olympics and the U.S. national elections on November 3! Here at TJP, we wanted to offer you a list of some of the top Catholic events to look forward to in 2020. Get out your...
by Matt Ippel, SJ | Dec 3, 2019 | Creation, Faith & Politics, Global Catholicism, Justice, Pope Francis, The Jesuits ~ Approx. 8 mins
When I share my vocation story, I reference three people who asked me, “Matt, have you ever thought about being a Jesuit?” Three people, at three different moments, each knowing me well, posed a question I never asked myself. After the third “ask”, I decided that I...
