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November 2014

November 24, 2014

Breaking the Internet; My Heart

I have spent more time than I care to admit - by which I...

November 09, 2014

How Should I Die?

Brittany Maynard’s decision to euthanize herself has recently garnered much attention. A perhaps lesser-known but...

November 04, 2014

Salvation History: The Two Percent

Redeemed humanity is still young. –C.S. Lewis We often think of human history in terms...

October 2014

October 30, 2014

Becoming What We Contemplate: The Risks of Violence as Entertainment

When I was a twelve-year-old, I wanted to be like Rambo. Often, I would don...

September 2014

September 26, 2014

We Are All Persons of Interest

Maybe it's up to me to do what the good people can't. Or...

September 16, 2014

More Than Just a Selfie: How Pope Francis Really Keeps it Real

@KofC epic #selfie #PopeFrancis pic.twitter.com/CLYduUpxDA — Fabio M. Ragona (@FabioMRagona) August 29, 2013 Most if...

September 11, 2014

Remembering 9/11 with a Gospel that Preaches Itself

To you who hear I say, love your enemies, Do good to those who hate...

September 10, 2014

Facing Failure: Why the Seal of Confession Is Inviolable

I try not to make a habit of wading into swamps, but there’s something going...

August 2014

August 26, 2014

“So Great a Cloud”: Virtual Choir & Real Gift

Is there a real relationship between faith and technology, or is it just a matter...

August 15, 2014

Remembering Archbishop Oscar Romero at 97

Today, in addition to being the Feast of the Assumption, would have been martyred Archbishop...

August 06, 2014

Our Transfiguration, and His

Jesus took Peter, James, and his brother, John, and led them up a high mountain...

August 02, 2014

Must Read: Bishop Caggiano Interview on “Church Reform from Below”

The Deacon's Bench pointed this interview out a few days ago, but the interview is...

July 2014

July 31, 2014

Be Not Afraid: Francis and the 15th Annotation

“There are very few people who realize what God would make of them if they...

June 2014

June 24, 2014

A Third Way? Exploring the Church’s Teaching on Homosexuality

Let me set the scene for you with two examples: 1. Stanza XXVII from St....

May 2014

May 20, 2014

This Coming Apocalypse

Each generation has had to contend with Biblical ideas about death, judgment and the resulting...

May 20, 2014

Jesuit Superior General intends to retire

We've got David Bowie playing on repeat over at TJP. Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes! The worldwide head of...

April 2014

April 22, 2014

Mass Exodus: Why Young People are Leaving Church and Rethinking Faith

Half of young Christians say that they have struggled with significant frustrations and doubts about...

April 17, 2014

Becoming Peter, on Betrayal and Faith

In an aptly-sad, darkly-hopeful, meditation of an essay over at On Faith, Tim O'Brien confesses...

April 14, 2014

What Martyrdom Means

Editor's Note: A Jesuit, Fr. Frans van de Lugt, S.J., was martyred in Syria one...

March 2014

March 23, 2014

Why Is the Religious World Quiet on the Keystone XL Debate?

Why is the religious world quiet on the XL Pipeline debate? Editorial note: This post...

March 20, 2014

Loving Your Enemies: Finding Mercy for Fred Phelps

Most of us are by now aware that Fred Phelps, Sr. has died. In his...

March 11, 2014

“Jesus: A Pilgrimage” — Exclusive Excerpt from Fr. James Martin’s New Book and More

At the main TJP site, we have an exclusive excerpt from Fr. James Martin, SJ's...

March 09, 2014

Well Worth Reading: CNN’s Belief Blog on Finding the “Francis Effect”

There's an excellent new piece by Daniel Burke up at CNN's Belief blog, "How to...

March 06, 2014

Speed and the Meaning of Reading

Over the past few days more than a few friends of mine have been passing...

March 04, 2014

Not Even Wrong: Answering the New Atheism with Better Belief, Not Better Arguments

"The New Atheism isn’t right. It’s not even wrong." What do we learn if we...

February 2014

February 26, 2014

The Plus Sign and a Comments Policy

Are comments boxes worth the trouble? Or are they just near occasions for the sins...

February 25, 2014

Global Catholicism: The Church is Changing, But Not How We Might Think

And turns out, I’m not the only American guilty of solipsism in ecclesiastical matters. In...

February 20, 2014

All or Nothing – And Certainly not Nothing

“I was ready to be an atheist. I was going to be a Catholic or...

February 13, 2014

Failing Like Adults, or Catechizing Mysticism

First off, apologies for being late to the party (and not in a cool way)....

February 10, 2014

A Sower Went Out to Sow: Remembering Dan Harrington, SJ

Late last week, the Society of Jesus — and indeed, the Church — lost one...

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