by Colten Biro | Jul 20, 2017 | Film ~ Approx. 4 mins
I sat on the edge of my seat awaiting the opening credits of the third incarnation of Spider-Man. The first Spider-Man taught us that superhero movies could hold a dominant place in Hollywood. The Amazing Spider-Man brought us closer to the Peter Parker—Spider-Man’s...
by Damian Torres-Botello, SJ | Jul 19, 2017 | Addiction, Blogs, Spirituality ~ Approx. 4 mins
“Okay, mijo, make the number three with your fingers and hold them together.” My grandfather’s hard, gruff voice could cause a nine-year-old to quiver. “Place your fingers at the bottom of the glass, like this,” he guides my hand to do what he’s describing. The...
by Steve Nicholson | Jul 17, 2017 | Letters for the Weary ~ Approx. 12 mins
I. On the day that I sat down for lunch with Tori, I didn’t have a plan in mind. Tori is one of my most energetic and inquisitive Algebra students, as well as my youngest. I had asked her if we could have lunch together sometime; as her teacher, I wanted to get to...
by Emanuel Werner | Jul 17, 2017 | TV ~ Approx. 2 mins
The lights went off, the surround sound was cranked up. As soon as the intro music was heard, everyone started salivating and humming along to the powerful wind instruments. We couldn’t just hum, we had to move. We would almost break into some tribal dance as we...
by Henoch Derbew | Jul 13, 2017 | Faith & Politics, Spirituality ~ Approx. 3 mins
Jesus warned about it. Luther revolted against it. Pope Francis is trying to deal with it. Yet clericalism – a priest or clergyman placing himself above the laity – is still alive. We all know its effects are negative: abuse of power, passivity of the...
by David Inczauskis, SJ | Jul 13, 2017 | Faith & Politics, Global Catholicism, In the News ~ Approx. 8 mins
Embed from Getty Images President Donald Trump won the conservative and mass-attending Catholic vote in the 2016 general election. For this demographic within the Church, Trump was not the ideal candidate, but he did prove to be more palatable than his opponent...
by Colten Biro | Jul 12, 2017 | Blogs, Spirituality ~ Approx. 4 mins
My book was neatly stored in the seatback in front of me. My seat belt was tightly clamped long before the flight attendants asked. I’d taken ample Dramamine for motion sickness. I had taken every variable into account. I was prepared, ready, and in control. As we...
by Brian Strassburger, SJ | Jul 10, 2017 | Creation, Science & Technology ~ Approx. 5 mins
The heat of the summer is on. It is so hot these days, planes can’t even take off. So it makes sense that across the country, air conditioning units are humming along, making this weather just a little more bearable. Unfortunately, those same units might also be...
by Mike Tedone, SJ | Jul 10, 2017 | Faith & Politics ~ Approx. 6 mins
This past week my social media feed has been inundated with information about #CharlieGard. If you’ve missed out, here is a quick refresher: 10 month old Charlie Gard was born with a genetic mitochondrial disorder, infantile onset encephalomyopathic...
by Sean Barry, SJ | Jul 7, 2017 | Pop Culture, Spirituality ~ Approx. 4 mins
On June 30th, Nintendo did something a bit unorthodox. It released downloadable content (DLC) for the most recent entry in the Legend of Zelda franchise: Breath of the Wild. The game itself breaks from the traditional model of Zelda games of a sequence of large...
