This week on a special Halloween episode of “Jesuitical,” Ashley and Zac speak with Micah Kiel, a professor of New Testament at Saint John’s School of Theology and Seminary in Collegeville, Minn., where he teaches a class called “Apocalypse-mania.” Micah is also the author of Apocalyptic Ecology: The Book of Revelation, the Earth, and the […]
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What should you do when your conscience goes against ‘the rules’?
A Reflection for Friday of the Thirtieth Week in Ordinary Time, by Zac Davis
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Meet Francis, my friend in heaven
I often find myself not only being with Francis in prayer but asking things of him. It is important to question why I do that and why so many others do the same with their deceased loved ones.
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But they are in peace
November 2, 2025, The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed: The Feast of All Souls reminds us that our loved ones shine like stars, beckoning us to eternal life in the merciful hands of God.
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Purgatory isn’t a punishment. It’s like a dream that makes us whole.
Purgatory is not some portion of the punishment that is hell. It is the sweet completion of what began under the sun.
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Accuse yourself of hypocrisy
A Reflection for the Monday of the Thirtieth Week in Ordinary Time, by Michael O’Loughlin
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For deliverance, just look up
A Reflection for Friday of the Twenty-ninth Week in Ordinary Time, by Julian Navarro
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Does God play favorites in prayer?
A Homily for the Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Father Terrance Klein
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Two final teachings from Jesus on prayer
October 26, 2025, Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Not only does humility place us in a correct relationship with God, but by living humbly, we also follow Jesus’ example.
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Prayer as resistance and persistence
Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time (C), October 19, 2025: Prayer, as petition or worship, is practiced in as many forms as the human imagination allows. This Sunday’s readings demonstrate the role of resistance and persistence at the core of the experience we call prayer.