Neighbor before house, the house is gone. Neighbor before house, here is some food we managed to find. Neighbor before house, at least we have each other.
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‘Where does Father live?’ We need to rethink housing for parish priests
The rectory is dead. Long live the rectory!
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The persecution of the Jesuits in Nicaragua reminds us: invoking the Holy Spirit is a radical act
The action of the Holy Spirit is in our world is utterly unsettling and transformative.
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Why I love to ask people: What’s your image of God?
The mystery of God constantly surrounds us. How do we imagine God at work in our lives?
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What I learned from listening to non-practicing Catholics ahead of the Synod
Since this synod was announced in 2021, I have worked with the Seattle chancery as a synod volunteer and responded to the call for dialogue by personally talking with 100 people who were baptized and are now non-practicing.
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Exclusive Excerpt: What can the story of Lazarus teach us about new life?
The newest book by James Martin, S.J., inspires us to ask: Do you believe that Jesus can give you new life?
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An Irish Jesuit known for practical jokes and wartime heroism is on the path to sainthood
While narrow nationalism fanned the fires of war, Father Willie Doyle, a WWI chaplain, often paid as much attention to wounded German soldiers as he did to those on his own side.
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Remembering Father James F. Keenan, a model of Jesuit life
Jim remembered everyone—even my mother whom he had never met or spoken with. A special occasion would not go by without a phone call or a handwritten note from Jim.
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The peace I’ve experienced hearing confessions in prison
The whole dynamic of hearing confessions in prison is incredible. I use this awesome role of confessor to encourage them to foster the spark of God’s love for them, not to waste it.
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The lesson of August 6: The Transfiguration, Hiroshima and our human contradictions
On Aug. 6, we wrestle with the dramatic extremes of good and evil, as symbolized by the ancient glory of the Transfiguration and the utter destruction of that first atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima.