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...
by The Jesuit Post | May 14, 2017 | Faith & Family ~ Approx. 1 min
Happy Mother’s Day 2017! Love, The Jesuit Post Special Thanks to the Interviewees (in order of appearance): Andrew Hanson, SJ Fr. Dick Cobb, SJ Michael Mohr, SJ Fr. Mario Prietto, SJ Sean Barry, SJ David Romero, SJ Tom Elitz, SJ Fr. Jerry Wade, SJ David...
by Ken Homan, SJ | May 12, 2017 | Faith & Family ~ Approx. 3 mins
Mom began sprinting up the hill, pushing me in the wheelchair. As we reached the halfway point of the walkway, the front wheels caught a spacer in the pavement. CRACK! The front wheels snapped off, immediately halting the chair and turning me into a human projectile....
by Simon Zachary, SJ | May 10, 2017 | Faith & Politics, In the News, Pope Francis ~ Approx. 2 mins
Ma’alesh, translated to “it’s not so bad,” is used often in colloquial Arabic in Egypt. For all the troubles and resulting cynicism that may plague their lives, Egyptians attempt, at least in their vocabulary, to be optimistic. But ma’alesh is a word that probably...
by Jim Kennedy, SJ | May 9, 2017 | Faith & Politics, In the News ~ Approx. 4 mins
Embed from Getty Images Emmanuel Macron was elected on Sunday to serve as the 9th president of France. With 65% of the vote, Macron defeated Marine Le Pen of the National Front in the run-off election to succeed François Hollande. The previous statements make...
by Colten Biro | May 8, 2017 | Film, Pop Culture, Science & Technology ~ Approx. 4 mins
Too Fast for the Satire, and Too Slow for a Movie: I stand firmly by the theory that the book is always better—and that certainly is true in the case of The Circle. Not even the combined talents of Tom Hanks and Emma Watson could save its fundamental flaw: Dave...
