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...
by Eric Immel, SJ | Jul 5, 2017 | Blogs, Justice, Spirituality ~ Approx. 4 mins
For well over a decade, I made an annual trip to Door County, WI for a 4th of July celebration. Months ahead of time, I would stew in blissful anticipation of the affair – long nights of deep conversation and stargazing that ended with sunrise, bocce ball and...
by Lucas Sharma, SJ | Jul 4, 2017 | Faith & Politics ~ Approx. 4 mins
In the middle of a heated debate about healthcare, I find myself in the Capitol building on a guided tour of the House of Representatives. Amidst the hordes of summer tourists, I walk through the halls of Congress with one intent: to witness the opening of the day’s...
by Brendan Gottschall, SJ | Jul 3, 2017 | Faith & Politics ~ Approx. 3 mins
When was the last time you used the word “evil” in your daily life? I was compelled to use it last week when a colleague showed me a graphic video (warning: it is intensely violent) of an assault and robbery in the French Quarter of New Orleans, where I am working for...
by Henoch Derbew | Jun 30, 2017 | Faith & Politics ~ Approx. 5 mins
By the end of the 1960s, most of Africa was finally under native heads of state. People of African descent around the world celebrated, reinvigorated by a new sense of self-love and solidarity. This culminating sentiment of “Pan-Africanism” was expressed in many...
by Andrew Hanson | Jun 29, 2017 | Blogs, Faith & Family, Spirituality ~ Approx. 3 mins
My dad has lived all over the world – from Iowa to Italy, Brazil and back. As a result, he’s spent years of his life navigating multiple languages. Because of this acuity for words, he’s become a man who produces eye-rolling, head-shaking puns....
by Nathaniel Romano, SJ | Jun 28, 2017 | Faith & Politics ~ Approx. 5 mins
Perhaps the biggest decision released by the Supreme Court at the end of its 2016-17 term this past week came not in a final decision, but in an interim order. On June 26, the Court issued an unsigned “Per Curiam” order covering several cases under the name Trump v....
