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In this essay, Br. Ken Homan, SJ reflects on the history of American Jesuit slaveholding in light of his charism. Turning to Ignatius of Loyola's teaching on sin in the Spiritual Exercises, he examines several deflections that can come up in response to this structural sin. Urging a deeper [...]
The Hillbilly Thomists released their second studio album in January 2021. In this review, Sr. Mary Ruth O'Brien, OP, explores the album through the lens of the Dominican charism of preaching. She argues it weaves together St. Dominic's emphases on joy and penance, a depiction of the violence of the [...]
The Mosaic exhortation choose life (Deut 30:19) affirms the agency of each person in the evolution of being. We are individually and collectively invited to become protagonists as well as collaborators in charting our futures. A knowing God, a reflective me, and dialogic others, become engaged in the dynamics [...]
Lindsey Weishar reflects on her experience at the GIVEN Institute's Catholic Young Women's Leadership Forum. She appreciatively notices the GIVEN Forum's emphasis on the universal call to love, but also excavates the power, possibilities, and tensions of relationships across various states of life. Click here to download a copy [...]
By Patrick Mary Briscoe, OP and Jacob Bertrand Janczyk, OP. Huntington, IN: Our Sunday Visitor, 2021. Pp. 130; $15.95. Available from Our Sunday Visitor. Fr. James-Peter Trares, OP is a priest of the Province of St. Albert the Great, USA. He is currently pursuing the STL in Spirituality [...]
This talk, originally given as a plenary address at the Religious Brothers Conference on July 13th, 2021, has been revised into essay form. In it, Br. Jack Henn, GHM reflects on his 45 years as a religious brother, sharing some of his joys, struggles, and hope for the future [...]
Pedro Kos's recent documentary on the IHM nuns of southern California, Rebel Hearts, deftly utilizes binaries to examine the congregation as it discerned how to deal with the tumult of the 1960s, Vatican II, and significant conflicts with their local cardinal-bishop. In this review, Bethany J. Welch, PhD reflects [...]
What are some tested practices and questions a vocation promoter might use when speaking with people who are interested in religious life? In this essay, Br. Tom Kearney, CFC reflects on his years of experience as a vocation promoter and shares some of his best practices for ensuring that [...]
Fratelli Tutti is not addressed explicitly to religious. Nevertheless, its rich teachings have many applications to consecrated life. In this essay, Fr. Richard Gula, PSS offers three insights into the way Fratelli Tutti can inform a healthy community life. Click here to download a copy of this essay. Richard [...]
Dante is not often thought of as a source that can speak to religious life. Yet, Pope Francis has recommended him to become better known in his recent letter Candor Lucis Aeternae, published on the 25th anniversary of Vita Consecrata. In this essay, Fr. Stephen Pepper, CSC draws a number of parallels [...]