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Thinking Faith is a work of the Jesuits in Britain CIO, a registered charity in England & Wales (1207742) and Scotland (SC053495). Thinking Faith is the online journal of the Jesuits in Britain. Explore our website at thinkingfaith.org to find articles and reviews which will help you think about your faith and think, through your faith, about the world.

In ten days' time, the Jesuits in Britain will be celebrating the ordination of Christopher Brolly SJ to the priesthood....
03/06/2026

In ten days' time, the Jesuits in Britain will be celebrating the ordination of Christopher Brolly SJ to the priesthood. You can join in this joyful occasion by watching online:

Join the Jesuits in Britain community in prayer and celebration

How does 2 Timothy, the letter from which we will be hearing in our first readings over the next few days, fit into the ...
03/06/2026

How does 2 Timothy, the letter from which we will be hearing in our first readings over the next few days, fit into the wider context of the Pauline epistles?

3-6 Jun: Our second readings this week are taken from the Second Letter to Timothy.

Which part of the coronation rite gave Queen Elizabeth II a sense of her vocation on 2 June 1953?
02/06/2026

Which part of the coronation rite gave Queen Elizabeth II a sense of her vocation on 2 June 1953?

Queen Elizabeth II was crowned on 2 June 1953. Anthony Symondson SJ describes the element of the coronation rite upon which the Queen's understanding of her vocation is founded.

What does Jesus's response in today's gospel to the question of paying taxes to Caesar demand of us as members of societ...
02/06/2026

What does Jesus's response in today's gospel to the question of paying taxes to Caesar demand of us as members of society?

2 Jun: what does Jesus's response to the question of paying taxes to Caesar demand of us as members of society?

That we should give to Caesar what is Caesar's and to God what is God's is one of the best known and yet perhaps one of ...
02/06/2026

That we should give to Caesar what is Caesar's and to God what is God's is one of the best known and yet perhaps one of the least understood of Jesus's sayings. We hear it in today's gospel:

2 June: That we should give to Caesar what is Caesar's and to God what is God's is one of the best known and yet perhaps one of the least understood of Jesus's sayings.

We should acknowledge our great indebtedness to previous generations of   who have successfully transmitted the culture ...
01/06/2026

We should acknowledge our great indebtedness to previous generations of who have successfully transmitted the culture of moral restraint to their children: https://www.thinkingfaith.org/articles/heroic-parents-because-culture-matters

1 June is Global Day of Parents. We should acknowledge our great debt to previous generations of parents who have transmitted the culture of moral restraint to their children, says Pat Riordan SJ.

The crucifixion is the peak of human rejection of and hostility towards God, and the gospel writers portray it in these ...
01/06/2026

The crucifixion is the peak of human rejection of and hostility towards God, and the gospel writers portray it in these terms, for example in the parable of the Wicked Tenants. We hear Mark's version today.

1 Jun: the crucifixion is the peak of human rejection of and hostility towards God, and the gospel writers portray it in these terms, for example in the parable of the Wicked Tenants.

Today is Global Day of Parents. Isaiah reminds us that the Everlasting Father rules his people with authority and in jus...
01/06/2026

Today is Global Day of Parents. Isaiah reminds us that the Everlasting Father rules his people with authority and in justice, but also watches over them in love, heals them, comforts them. Does not fatherhood in this sense include and embrace motherhood?

The title that might seem out of place is ‘Everlasting Father’: isn’t Jesus, the Second Person of the Trinity, the Son?

The theology of the Trinity, taken both as a whole and in its various parts, is suggestive of there always being more to...
31/05/2026

The theology of the Trinity, taken both as a whole and in its various parts, is suggestive of there always being more to the being and reality of God than we and, indeed, our Catholic Christian tradition, have thus far understood and experienced.

Paul D. Murray explores key elements in a fundamental theology of dialogue and points to their implications for our understanding of Catholic truth. He indicates the challenges presented by dialogue to our ways of living and being as Church.

'The descent of the Spirit reminds us of our essential Trinitarian nature: rooted in Christ we look both to the Father i...
31/05/2026

'The descent of the Spirit reminds us of our essential Trinitarian nature: rooted in Christ we look both to the Father in Heaven as well as to our fellow suffering humans on earth.’

The great feast that concludes the Easter season, Pentecost, can only be properly understood against the horizon of the Trinity, which we celebrate a week later, says Professor Peter Tyler.

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