Summertime scatters the staff of TJP to the winds, and these last few weeks have been no exception. In addition to commemorating the feast of St. Ignatius (with the Pope), we’ve been covering World Youth Day in Brazil, going on retreats back home, and traveling all over to celebrate the fact that we have a whole bunch of newly-minted Jesuits.
But even while on the road, our contributors have kept checking in and it’s been a busy few weeks at TJP. In case you’ve missed it, here’s some of what we’ve been discussing, watching, and thinking about recently.
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Three Posts Not to Miss
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As you get ready to head back to school, no matter whether as a teacher or a student, you can’t afford to miss Ryan Duns’s “Jesuit Guide to Teaching.”
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There’s lots of talk about extroverts and introverts on the Internet these days, but our Matt Stewart scooped them all. Check out his top ten “Confessions of a Raging Extrovert.”
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A team from TJP spent several weeks in Brazil. While they were there, our man Eric Sundrup caught up with the head of the Jesuits, Fr. Adolfo Nicolás. You can watch their conversation at our YouTube Channel. Be sure to also download our wrap-up podcast from World Youth Day.
What We’ve Seen on the Web
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Maybe you saw the meme going around recently about the homeless pastor? Did you click “like” on that one? Jason Welle did, and would like to have a word with you.
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In his TJP debut, Billy Beigler comments on a recent interview with Dustin Hoffman, who was surprised to learn some invaluable life lessons from…cross dressing?!
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Everybody loves Pope Francis, apparently even a number of atheists. Matt Spotts asks: so what?
Worth Thinking About
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Joe Simmons doesn’t know much about psychology, but he does know that “No amount of text messages, activities, or work can bring us to the reality of ourselves; for that we need quiet. We need that cool inky silence where what dreams may come.”
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What makes a religious writer? And when someone claims not to be one, should we believe them? Tim O’Brien wants to know if you have any thoughts.
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With all due respect, Jeff Sullivan thinks we have a shortage of “badass priests.” Or at least he thinks you should read up on a few iconic clerics of film.
