by Emanuel Werner | Oct 28, 2016 | Sports ~ Approx. 4 mins
Embed from Getty Images Urban Meyer is an incredible college football coach – maybe the best in the country. He has an .851 career winning percentage, behind only two Notre Dame legends: Frank Leahy (.864) and Knute Rockne (.881). He has three national...
by Danny Gustafson, SJ | Oct 27, 2016 | Faith & Politics, In the News ~ Approx. 1min
Friends, it’s been a long haul. Back when this campaign season started, approximately twenty people stepped into the ring to battle for their respective parties’ nominations to be President. Now we’re down to the final two. They’ve got their running mates. They’ve...
by Michael Rossmann, SJ | Oct 26, 2016 | In the News, Spirituality ~ Approx. 2 mins
Embed from Getty Images I never expected to connect Donald J. Trump with the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius. Then again, I didn’t expect many of the things that have happened during this presidential campaign. The New York Times just released a summary of an...
by Keith Maczkiewicz, SJ | Oct 26, 2016 | Blogs, Spirituality ~ Approx. 3 mins
“Do you have any questions?”, he asked as he slid a copy of my blood test results and the freshly signed sheet from his prescription pad across the desk. “Aren’t I too young for this?”, I said. He laughed. Apparently ‘I’m too young to be on cholesterol medication’...
by Lucas Sharma, SJ | Oct 24, 2016 | Faith & Politics, In the News ~ Approx. 3 mins
Embed from Getty Images This presidential election cycle has been, to borrow a phrase, deplorable. It’s no surprise that many voters feel disillusioned with American democracy. Mr. Trump’s recent dismissal of sexual assault commentary as “locker-room talk” is...
by Michael Rossmann, SJ | Oct 21, 2016 | Faith & Politics, Spirituality ~ Approx. 4 mins
I have to. I get to. It’s a word of difference, but when using one rather than the other in my internal monologue, it’s often a world of difference. I generally love school, except those times when I “have” to write a paper. 1 There are, however, moments on my better...
by Bill McCormick, SJ | Oct 20, 2016 | Faith & Politics, In the News ~ Approx. 3 mins
Embed from Getty Images Last night ended the debates for the 2016 presidential campaign. Hillary Clinton needed to be presidential. Donald Trump needed a Hail Mary. While both had their best debate, the night did little to change the race’s dynamics. Trump had...
by Eric Immel, SJ | Oct 19, 2016 | Blogs, Spirituality ~ Approx. 3 mins
I felt a little like the guy in that Eminem song – my palms were sweaty, knees weak, arms were heavy. But there was more to it than that. My heart pounded like it does when I watch a scary movie; at times I plugged my ears, chewed hard on the crew-neck collar of...
by Ken Homan, SJ | Oct 18, 2016 | Education, In the News, Justice ~ Approx. 4 mins
On Tuesday September 6, ITT Technical Institute announced that it was shutting down. The school offered classes in web design, computer building, nursing technicians, and many other hands-on jobs. Its closing leaves over 35,000 students with millions in debt. The...
by Pierce Gibson, SJ | Oct 17, 2016 | Education, In the News ~ Approx. 4 mins
“So, you’re kind of irrelevant?” Her question caught me off guard, and although I had no immediate response for my fellow grad student, a part of me had to admit that she had a point. I have chosen a way of life that many today would refer to as archaic: I am a member...
