We have seen an epochal change in the image of a Catholic priest in North America.
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How one Jesuit grad is building Tiny Homes to end chronic homelessness
Tiny homes—you’ve probably heard of them. They’re littered all over Instagram and Pinterest, and HGTV has dedicated a show to hunting them. But what you probably haven’t heard about is how they could be a solution to end chronic homelessness. This week we talk to Andrew Lunetta, a graduate of LeMoyne University, who is the […]
Posted inFaith, Short Take
Bishop McElroy: Attacks on Father James Martin expose a cancer within the U.S. Catholic Church
The attacks on ‘Building a Bridge’ tap into long-standing bigotry within the church and U.S. culture against members of the L.G.B.T. community.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Video
Jesuit Universities defend DACA students
Students, faculty, and staff at Jesuit Universities around the country push back against the Trump administration’s plan to end DACA, a policy which could lead to the deportation of students at Jesuit Schools. Special Thanks to the Los Angeles Loyolan. Their coverage of the LMU demonstration here.
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God’s dream of peace: The mission of the Jesuits in Colombia
Colombia has lived for more than 50 years with an absurd war, but there is a way forward out of the darkness,
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Meet the Strake Jesuit students who rescued 50 people after Hurricane Harvey
Students took up the call to be “men for others” in the wake of the storm.
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Pedro Arrupe’s Hiroshima diary
Excerpt from Pedro Arrupe (Orbis) Hiroshima images from the National Archives
Posted inFaith, The Good Word
Discipleship has one door: surrender to God
The true storms of life demand such a discipleship of us, an absolute surrender, which mirrors that of the Virgin Mary herself.
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Bishop involved in Catholic-evangelical dialogue responds to ‘ecumenism of hate’ essay
Bishop William Murphy calls for more nuance in discussing “the proper kind of religious influence in the secular sphere.”
Posted inDispatches, Faith
Young Jesuit killed in Cambodia to be considered for canonization
A young Jesuit who died shielding his students from a grenade blast is now on the path to sainthood.