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Jesuitical
This week on Jesuitical, Zac and Ashley share their conversation with Cardinal Wilton Gregory—the archbishop of what he calls “the epicenter of division”—on the role of a church in a polarized society.
A photo of Aldous Huxley and Thomas Merton
Arts & CultureIdeas
Colm O’Shea
Aldous Huxley convinced me to try psychedelic drugs. Thomas Merton gave me a healthy suspicion of them.
Arts & CultureCatholic Movie Club
John Dougherty
Philomena’s faith doesn’t dismiss or excuse the church’s sins, but she has made peace with living in the tension.
Politics & SocietyNews
Jack Jenkins - Religion News Service
More than 200 Catholic leaders, including Cardinal Robert McElroy, the bishop of San Diego, and Archbishop John Wester of Santa Fe, New Mexico, have called on President Biden to push for a cease-fire.
Children gather over the destruction after an Israeli airstrike in Deir al Balah, Gaza Strip, on April 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Politics & SocietyThe Weekly Dispatch
Kevin Clarke
Some of the “made in the U.S.A.” bombs Israel Defense Forces are dropping over Gaza include 2,000-pound bombs that have been responsible for some of the most devastating—and questionable—strikes of the months-long campaign against Hamas.
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Michael O’Brien
Many Jesuit schools have recently been sites of passionate protest, peaceful activism and regrettably some incidents of anti-Semitism.
Politics & SocietyShort Take
J.D. Long García
Directly ending human life—at any stage—tears the metaphysical tapestry of existence.
FaithNews
Gina Christian - OSV News
”The division and hatred that have been part of these protests and demonstrations do not come from the true God,” Father Roger L. Landry said.
FaithNews
Cindy Wooden - Catholic News Service
“Surely, the divine way of seeing things will never be one of division, separation or the interruption of dialogue,” the pope told the heads of 32 churches in the Anglican Communion gathered in Rome.
FaithScripture Reflections
Kevin Christopher Robles
A Reflection for Wednesday of the Sixth Week of Easter, by Kevin Christopher Robles
FaithPodcasts
Inside the Vatican
In Venice, Pope Francis visits a Vatican-sponsored exhibition at a women’s prison, meets with inmates and presides at Mass.
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
Pope Francis wrote a letter of encouragement to parish priests, who were largely missing from the first synod session.
FaithThe Good Word
Terrance Klein
A Homily for the Sixth Sunday of Easter, by Father Terrance Klein
FaithFaith in Focus
Joe Hoover, S.J.
Jesuit brothers of the world, unite!
A poster depicting the Israeli-American hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin is displayed in Re'im, southern Israel at the Gaza border, on Feb. 26, 2024, at a memorial site for the Nova music festival site where he was kidnapped by Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo, File)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Eugene Korn
An immediate and permanent cease-fire would leave Hamas and its military capabilities in place in Gaza. In such a scenario, who will protect Israeli citizens from continued acts of terrorism?
FaithNews
The Associated Press
Xavier University, a small Catholic and historically Black school in New Orleans, formally signed an agreement with Ochsner Health to establish a medical school.
FaithThe Word
May 5, 2024, Sixth Sunday of Easter: The trajectory of Peter’s lifelong conversion, as he follows the mission entrusted to him, is a constant reminder of the gift of God’s self-revelation to all peoples.
A photo of fast-food workers preparing bags for take out. The low-paying fast food industry has driven the surge in violations of child labor laws, with teens working longer and later than permitted under federal law. (iStock/halbergman)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Dwayne David Paul
In some states, the thinking seems to be that the way to “solve” this problem is by weakening the laws. Catholics should resist those efforts.
FaithNews
Jonathan Luxmoore - OSV News
Catholics in the United Kingdom that are part of the personal ordinariate have welcomed Pope Francis’ appointment of their first bishop–and the first ordinariate bishop to hail from their Anglican heritage.
FaithNews
Pope Francis
The great enemy of faith is not intelligence, nor is it reason, as some continue obsessively to repeat, Pope Francis said in his general audience today. The great enemy of faith is fear.