This book, the story of a Czech priest working under communist oppression, constitutes a profound reflection on the 1989 collapse of communism and the liberation of the Czech people.
Catholic Identity
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Malcolm Gladwell talks casuistry and Catholicism with the hosts of Jesuitical
Malcolm Gladwell joins the hosts of Jesuitical for a conversation about his experience in thinking like a Jesuit.
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El Paso remains a resilient, welcoming community despite recent gun violence
When local Catholic leaders Sept. 23 welcomed a delegation from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, including lay ministers who tend to migrants in various parts of the U.S., they proudly spoke of the “DNA” of the El Paso community, one that doesn’t treat those who aren’t from the area as strangers.
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Whose nation? Which communities? The fault lines of the new Christian nationalism
From a unity deeper than citizenship, that of baptism, we implore our fellow Christians: Join us in denouncing this violence, and help us understand what distance is left between that nationalism and yours.
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Review: Immigrant stories less often told
Americans are increasingly familiar with stories of unauthorized border crossings, but what about those who enter the United States legally—and stay longer than permitted? Grace Talusan’s new memoir, The Body Papers, explores this underrepresented immigrant story. In the Filipino diaspora, these immigrants are called T.N.T.s, short for tago ng tago, or “hiding and hiding.” T.N.T.s […]
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What 19th-century German anti-Catholicism can teach us about our own church
Despite the long and illustrious history of the Catholic Church in Germany, in the late 19th century Catholics became the great Other to modernizing, secularizing forces.
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Jesuit Autocomplete | Episode 2: Pope Francis
In the second episode of Jesuit Autocomplete, Fr. Eric Sundrup, S.J., and Fr. Paddy Gilger, S.J., take a look at what people want to know about Pope Francis’ beliefs.
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Review: A tragic story of ambition and despair
“An Orchestra of Minorities” is a profoundly tragic story of ambition and despair and how both come from the struggle to love.
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New survey: Americans have limited knowledge of world religions, including their own
A recent survey by the Pew Research Center reveals some of what Americans do or do not know about their own faiths and others.
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Review: A lifetime of studying the three great monotheistic faiths
Patrick Ryan, S.J., has produced a book that is a word of culmination and ratification. It is a kind of extended amen at the end of a long life of scholarly faith and faithful scholarship.