The Internet is buzzing today with the release of Pope Francis’ first apostolic exhortation, “Evangelii Gaudium” (“The Joy of the Gospel”). It is a wide-ranging letter that covers scores of elements of discipleship. You (and I) really should read the whole thing. Fr. Jim Martin, SJ, who did read the whole thing, is pumped up:… Read More Pope Francis’ Evangelii Gaudium: Work for Justice at Heart of Discipleship
China has announced its intention to “stop using” its “reeducation through labor” system of prison camps and to revise its one-child policy to expand the number of couples eligible to have two children. These changes, even if slowly and imperfectly implemented, are a positive development, but they shouldn’t obscure the overall nature of China’s brutal,… Read More China’s Positive Reforms and its Enduring Totalitarian Tendencies
After spending a weekend at #IFTJ13 all I can say is “wow!” The Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice 2013 was an inspiring event. I hadn’t heard of it until recently, so I’ll assume many of you don’t know about it either. It’s a gathering of mostly young college and high school students from Jesuit institutions… Read More Finding Inspiration with the Ignatian Family
Via Rome Reports: During his catechesis at the General Audience, Pope Francis spoke about forgiveness and Confession. He said that God never tires of forgiving, and he urged all Catholics to never tire of asking for forgiveness. The Pope also acknowledged that he too goes to Confession. “Our mothers, our grandmothers said that it’s better to turn… Read More Pope Francis: God never tires of forgiving us
In a post in the Arts and Faith section of Loyola Press, Millennial writer Mike Jordan Laskey questions the call for fasting in addition to prayer as a response to thorny issues in our modern world. He discovers, with the help of an Argentinian priest, that fasting can become a point of solidarity with the… Read More Fasting on Behalf of the Hungry
[This post by Jeff Sullivan, SJ is also featured on The Jesuit Post] The hug seems instinctual, no? We’ve been doing it, or rather, have had it done to us since the day we got out of the womb. And yet, just like long distance running and cell phone etiquette, we all think we know how… Read More Do You Know How to Hug?
Do you know the date of your baptism? Not many do. So Pope Francis has given us the homework assignment of looking it up. He said this is our second birthday. A second birthday? That’s definitely something I can get behind.
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