The issue at the heart of this debacle is the slur “Christ-killer.”
Judaism
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
What Christians can learn from new books on Judaism
Every Christian needs a better understanding of the Jewish origins of his or her faith.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Memoir of secretly baptized Jewish boy under new scrutiny
The kidnapping became an international scandal and contributed to the anti-clerical sentiment sweeping across Europe.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Iceland’s Catholic leaders condemn circumcision law as discriminatory
A popular proposed law could land Jewish and Muslim parents in prison for up to six years for circumcising their infant boys.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Easter and Passover have more in common than you think
There are deeper, underlying commonalities that join the two holidays.
Posted inArts & Culture, Vantage Point
A short history of the Passion narrative and how it’s used to justify anti-Semitism
In liturgically celebrating the truth and power of the passion narratives, however, we must be equally energetic in proclaiming, as did Pope John Paul II on the Auschwitz anniversary: “Never again anti-Semitism!”
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Polish bishops condemn new wave of anti-Semitism
Poland’s Catholic primate called anti-Semitism “a moral evil and a sin.”
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Reinventing the (prayer) wheel
An 11th-century prayer tool comes to life for modern Christians
Posted inArts & Culture, Jesuitical
An Unorthodox celebration of our one year (liturgical) anniversary
A conversation with Liel Leibovitz and Stephanie Butnick on faith, fasting and podcasting
Posted inArts & Culture, Podcasts
An Unorthodox celebration of our one year (liturgical) anniversary
This week, to celebrate our one year (liturgical) anniversary we are talking with Liel Leibovitz and Stephanie Butnick. They are two-thirds of Unorthodox, a Jewish podcast from The Tablet. Here at Jesuitical, we hold a special place in our hearts for these hosts—they are a part of our origin story. We talk to Liel and […]