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....
by Colten Biro | Jun 27, 2017 | Pop Culture ~ Approx. 3 mins
I was once notorious for my handwriting, and I probably still am. I’d write on the board of my classroom, and my students would in unison tilt their heads, inevitably leading a brave soul to raise their hand, “Mr. B., HOW do you spell that?” As I edit papers for my...
by Bill McCormick, SJ | Jun 23, 2017 | Faith & Politics ~ Approx. 5 mins
Imagine you and I are debating the best way to slice bread. It shouldn’t be that controversial. Slicing bread is not difficult, and, even if we do disagree on how to do it, our difference should not engender moral judgments against each other. But somehow we find...
by Michael Mohr, SJ | Jun 22, 2017 | Faith & Politics ~ Approx. 2min
After an exhausting 15 hour flight, all I wanted was a cold beer. I was looking at a nine hour layover in the Middle East, and in hopes of passing the time, I sought to make friends in one of the airport’s lounges. Approaching a smiling attendant, I inquired if she...
by Garrett Gundlach, SJ | Jun 21, 2017 | Blogs, Spirituality ~ Approx. 4 mins
Four years ago while studying in Québec, I managed to celebrate my birthday without a single Bonne fête or cake. None of my classmates, instructors, or housemates knew — that is, until the next day, June 6th, when one of my classmates (whose Facebook friendship...
by The Jesuit Post | Jun 20, 2017 | Faith & Family ~ Approx. 1 min
Twenty-nine men (from the U.S., Canada and Haiti) were newly ordained to the Jesuit priesthood. Some of the U.S. Jesuits were caught on video taking a moment the day of their ordination to thank their fathers for making them the men they are today. This is...
by Ken Homan, SJ | Jun 19, 2017 | Faith & Family ~ Approx. 2 mins
I knelt in the front pew, watching the rest of the congregation pass by to receive Communion. I had spent a majority of the Mass quietly crying off-and-on. As my dad walked by, he smiled and warmly patted me on the cheek, tears running down his own face. I felt as if...
by Jim Kennedy, SJ | Jun 17, 2017 | Faith & Politics ~ Approx. 5 mins
You probably have not heard of Tim Farron. To be honest, I’d never heard of him either, until this week when he resigned as head of the UK’s Liberal Democrats after his party received only 12% of the vote and 12 seats in the recent general election. For any party...
by Damian Torres-Botello, SJ | Jun 15, 2017 | Blogs, Faith & Family, Spirituality ~ Approx. 3 mins
He’s standing at the corner of 50th and Main waiting for the Rodriguez brothers, tight friends from his hood. As he watches cars pass by he tugs at the cuffs of his black leather coat and smiles – definitely a better choice than the gold coat he usually wears....
