A Catholic priest should not have a woman in his bedroom at night, but I have become quite dependent on Alexa.
Lent
Posted inDispatches, Faith
Hate Valentines Day? This year, celebrate Ash Wednesday instead
Catholics are being given a reprieve from that most noxious of American holidays: Valentine’s Day.
Posted inFaith, The Good Word
What does the ‘Blood Curse’ of Matthew’s Passion teach Christians?
We should see this passage as early Jewish Christians recognizing their own, internal dividedness.
Posted inEspañol, La Palabra
Transfigurados para ser auténticos
Los apóstoles, ante Jesús transfigurado junto a Moisés y Elías, podían haber echado mano de prejuicios y conceptos habituales una y mil veces repetidos, tanto que hasta nos los creemos.
Posted inJesuitical, Politics & Society
Father James Martin on what makes a good Lent. Also, our pilot.
What does James Martin, S.J., give up for Lent? And does he cheat on Sundays? On our debut episode of jesuitical, we sit down with America‘s editor at large to talk about how he approaches Lent, what living saint he would canonize today and why you might not want to but nevertheless should go to confession. […]
Posted inFaith, The Word
Right and Just
This is a challenge to every Christian who receives ashes today: Do the ashes reveal an inward desire to follow Christ?
Posted inFaith, The Good Word
Ash Wednesday reminds us that salvation is a team sport.
People are sinning and repenting of their sins all year round. So, why make a day of it?
Posted inEspañol, La Palabra
¡Quiero vivir!
La Palabra de Dios nos ofrece muchos ejemplos y hoy se concentra en dos: Adán y Eva y Jesucristo.
Posted inEspañol, La Palabra
¿Tú ves en lo escondido?
El fariseísmo sigue siendo una enfermedad del presente.
Posted inFaith, Last Take
Fr. James Martin: Hate confession? Here’s why you should reconsider.
“If you had a bad experience with a physician, would you would never see a physician again?”