by Sean Barry, SJ | Jun 24, 2016 | Pop Culture ~ Approx. 2min
Going to my first anime convention, Anime St. Louis, I didn’t quite know what to expect. I knew there would be special guests from the industry, panels, and numerous people cosplaying as their favorite characters. And yet I arrived with some hesitations. I started...
by Ken Homan, SJ | Jun 22, 2016 | Pop Culture ~ Approx. 4 mins
Music should move the mind, the soul, or the body. Taylor Swift for Biblical Literature. Talib Kweli for Catholic Social Teaching. Flatfoot 56 for wrestling practice. As a first-year theology teacher at Marquette University High School, I frequently employed music,...
by Eric Immel, SJ | Jun 21, 2016 | Blogs, In the News, Spirituality ~ Approx. 3 mins
I stirred in the blackness, a restless night of sleep. Groggy and dazed, I checked my phone to see if it was reasonable to get up, and read a push notification from BBC News that Christina Grimmie had been shot and killed in Orlando. All I wanted was to sleep through...
by Michael Rossmann, SJ | Jun 20, 2016 | Global Catholicism, Pope Francis, Spirituality ~ Approx. 3 mins
World Youth Day is taking place this week in Krakow, Poland. Here’s why you should go — or at least follow it from home. 1) See the colors of the church — except for one. World Youth Day is like a technicolor all-you-can-see buffet filled with flags from...
by Colten Biro | Jun 19, 2016 | Faith & Family ~ Approx. 2 mins
As the staff of The Jesuit Post reflected on Father’s Day, we realized that our fathers have shared with us their wisdom, humor, and examples. These both formed the servants we are, and the men we hope to be. Here is a list of the some of the treasured moments and...
by Paddy Gilger, SJ | Jun 17, 2016 | Catholic Writing, Spirituality ~ Approx. 2 mins
“The last time I tell anyone I don’t believe in God is the summer before ninth grade. My mother and I are lying in my parents’ bed, still awake at three a.m.” This is how Molly McCully Brown begins “Bent Body, Lamb”, her gentle howl of an essay that I am here to tell...
by Bill McCormick, SJ | Jun 14, 2016 | In the News, Spirituality ~ Approx. 4 mins
Embed from Getty Images Events in our national life are often sadly familiar. That is certainly true of the Orlando shootings this past weekend. Mass violence. Contentious claims about Islam and domestic terrorism. The nation briefly rallying in solidarity. Prayers,...
by Damian Torres-Botello, SJ | Jun 14, 2016 | Blogs, Spirituality ~ Approx. 3 mins
The phone in my cubicle rings. It’s a loud sort of ring because the phone is ancient, one step above a rotary phone. I answer the call in the usual way, “UMKC cashier’s office, how can I help you?” The tone of my voice hovers between professional and courteous, which...
by Colten Biro | Jun 13, 2016 | Pop Culture, Spirituality ~ Approx. 2 mins
Recently, I’ve discovered the song “Lost Boys” by Ruth B.: I’ve been obsessed with the song; Ruth B’s voice is beautiful; and the song can be hauntingly sad. Some sadness comes from a re-thinking of the Peter Pan story — what does it mean to be a “lost boy”?...
by The Jesuit Post | Jun 13, 2016 | In the News, Spirituality ~ Approx. 1 min
In the face of grief and uncertainty, we do well to pray for light and Christian hope. When our own words fail, and our hearts are heavy, Saint Francis’ Prayer for Peace rises in our hearts: Lord, make me an instrument of Your peace; where there is hatred, let...
