by Matt Wooters, SJ | Aug 12, 2017 | Faith & Family ~ Approx. 6 mins
“How in God’s name did I get here?” I blurt out to the silent, grey statue of Christ Crucified. He is covered in bird droppings; hanging between oak trees on a warm, sunny, June afternoon. He doesn’t offer much by way of reply. I am on the 8-day silent retreat we...
by The Jesuit Post | Aug 11, 2017 | Pop Culture ~ Approx. 4 mins
We all know the feeling. The stillness and heat of the summer settle upon you: you see the calendar, realize the move-in date, or a friend asks what your schedule for next semester looks like… And then it hits you: summer is nearly gone. Thankfully, our pop culture...
by Ken Homan, SJ | Aug 10, 2017 | Creation ~ Approx. 6 mins
In 1910, the largest fire in American history ripped through Montana, Idaho, and Washington. It torched over 3 million acres (4,700 sq mi) swallowing Western boom towns, mines, and communities. While the country had recently begun protecting national parks, this...
by Edward Chow, SJ | Aug 8, 2017 | Faith & Politics ~ Approx. 3 mins
I was sitting in my dorm room in Taiwan on a warm autumn day in 2009 when I found out that President Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize. Little did I know that, a year later, someone living just 80 miles away would receive that very same honor. Liu Xiaobo (Xiaobo...
by Brian Reedy, SJ | Aug 7, 2017 | Faith & Politics ~ Approx. 9 mins
Be sure to check out Danny Gustafson’s counterpoint to this essay! While the reaction to the recent Civiltà Cattolica article by Fr. Antonio Spadaro, S.J. and Rev. Marvelo Figueroa has been incredibly diverse, analysts as diverse as First Things (especially...
by Danny Gustafson, SJ | Aug 7, 2017 | Faith & Politics ~ Approx. 9 mins
See here for Brian Reedy’s counterpoint to this essay. At some point I heard it isn’t polite to discuss religion or politics at dinner. If that’s true – and boy do I hope it’s not true, because these are my two favorite topics – then you should...
by Matt Ippel, SJ | Aug 5, 2017 | Faith & Politics ~ Approx. 8 mins
Latin American Jesuits are raising the alarm about threats against human rights defenders in Honduras, including attacks aimed at discrediting the work and threatening the life of Father Ismael Moreno, SJ. Moreno – affectionately known by all as “Padre Melo”...
by Alfonso Pizano | Aug 4, 2017 | In the News, Pop Culture, Race ~ Approx. 6 mins
Do you know what movie the iconic song “Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah” is from? Or what movie Disneyland’s Splash Mountain is based on? If you answered no, Disney has succeeded in hiding its most offensive film, Song of the South. Song of the South is set on a southern plantation...
by Tim O'Brien, SJ | Aug 3, 2017 | Letters for the Weary ~ Approx. 12 mins
“Your disease has a downward trajectory,” said the doctor to the man. The former was among the best cancer doctors at one of the best cancer hospitals in the world. The latter was a man a few years shy of 60, no longer young but not yet old. An awkward silence opened...
by Andrew Hanson | Aug 2, 2017 | Blogs, Spirituality, Sports ~ Approx. 3 mins
Jumping out of my lofted bed in half-panic, I turn off the wailing alarm. The elusive peace from the silence is replaced by fatigue and dread. It’s 6am on this mid-January morning in Iowa. My school bag and duffel bag full of sweats are ready to go; all I have to do...
