by Lucas Sharma, SJ | Jun 5, 2017 | Spirituality ~ Approx. 4 mins
James’s life has been difficult, to say the least. In and out of foster care, he entered the prison system at a young age. Now in his forties, he has kidney failure and lives at the hospital nursing home – a subpar facility that somehow makes prison seem...
by Eric Immel, SJ | May 31, 2017 | Blogs ~ Approx. 3 mins
There’s a Spotify playlist out there called ‘Have a Great Day!’ There are plenty of Spotify lists that miss the mark – ‘Weird Music,’ ‘Horror Movie Themes,’ and ‘Ambient Lounge’ don’t really do it for me. But when I walk into the office and get ‘Have a Great...
by Bill McCormick, SJ | May 30, 2017 | Faith & Politics ~ Approx. 5 mins
In a recent column I wrote about the difficulties of being a religious voter on the American Left. As many readers reminded me, however, the GOP has also not always lived up to its promises to such voters. That does not excuse the Democratic party, to be sure. But...
by Joe Simmons, SJ | May 29, 2017 | Catholic Writing, Spirituality ~ Approx. 7 mins
In less than a week, I will be ordained a Catholic priest. For the love of God, a priest. You may be wondering what sort of superhuman strength priests possess that other mortals do not. I’d like to know the same. For the life of me, I have not yet found it –...
by Andrew Hanson | May 24, 2017 | Blogs, Spirituality ~ Approx. 3 mins
Just barely over a year into my Jesuit life, I began my “cannonball experiment.” St. Ignatius Loyola’s conversion took place over long months of recovery after a cannonball shattered his leg. Unlike St. Ignatius, my shattered leg was the result of a full-speed...
by Dan Dixon, SJ | May 23, 2017 | Education, In the News ~ Approx. 5 mins
You’ve probably never heard of C.J. Pine. This is a shame, because he is a remarkable young man. Raised in Tianjin, China, Pine has an impressive resume. He’s taught English in a Palestinian refugee camp. He spent most of his college years researching and advocating...
by Brian Strassburger, SJ | May 22, 2017 | Science & Technology ~ Approx. 9 mins
Are you ready to give up the wheel? Self-driving cars are coming. In fact, they are already here. A self-driving truck transported beer in Colorado. In California, they are logging literally thousands of miles. Car manufactures and major tech companies like Google,...
by Brendan Gottschall, SJ | May 18, 2017 | Education, Sexuality ~ Approx. 3 mins
It’s a classic “he said/she said” scenario: John Doe and Jane Roe were a brief college couple at the University of California, San Diego, and had engaged in sexual activity one Friday night after drinking at a party. But after breaking up, she says that it was...
by Damian Torres-Botello, SJ | May 17, 2017 | Blogs, Sexuality, Spirituality ~ Approx. 4 mins
I’m at Santa Clara University. Nine Jesuit universities have sent delegations of students and advisors to the fourth annual IgnatianQ Conference – a student-led symposium focused on the intersectionality of faith, sexuality, and social justice at Jesuit...
by David Inczauskis, SJ | May 16, 2017 | Music, Pop Culture ~ Approx. 6 mins
The world needs to listen more attentively to the voices of teenage girls. Lately, they’ve been raving about the handsome and talented Harry Styles–One Direction band member who went solo on Friday with his debut album Harry Styles. At a school not so far, far...
