by Damian Torres-Botello, SJ | May 3, 2016 | Blogs, MAG+S & WYD, Spirituality ~ Approx. 3 mins
In third grade I’m the butt of jokes. I was the butt of jokes in first and second grade too, but this year is especially worse. I’m husky, also terribly shy, I’m wearing Payless brand tennis shoes instead of Nike Airs, and I’m not very good at math. I’m in math class...
by Brendan Busse, SJ | Apr 26, 2016 | Blogs, Spirituality ~ Approx. 4 mins
My grandparents would speak in Polish when they didn’t want us to understand what they were saying, mostly when they were fighting about something. When my grandmother, Babci, wanted to get under my grandfather’s skin she would translate for us: “Dziadzi doesn’t think...
by Bill McCormick, SJ | Apr 25, 2016 | Faith & Politics, Spirituality ~ Approx. 4 mins
It’s commonplace these days to note that anger drives much of U.S. politics — let alone comment sections — today. It is less common to turn that claim on ourselves.1 I was therefore surprised by a question I heard recently: “What motivates us? Are we...
by Michael Rossmann, SJ | Apr 21, 2016 | In the News, Pop Culture ~ Approx. 5 mins
Embed from Getty Images I’m in love with a mole woman. That is, I really love the Netflix series Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. In case you have been living under a rock — or in a bunker — this Tina Fey-created sitcom follows a young woman after she and three other...
by Colten Biro | Apr 20, 2016 | In the News, Pop Culture ~ Approx. 3 mins
Once, I banned talk of Justin Bieber from my classroom,— so, I cannot believe that I am going to say it — but I love Justin Bieber’s song “Love Yourself.” Why? Take a look at two truths and a lie from the song. Truth #1: My parents and my friends might offer a...
by Garrett Gundlach, SJ | Apr 19, 2016 | Blogs, Spirituality ~ Approx. 4 mins
We posed for pictures at graduation, wearing caps and gowns and sashes. We posed for pictures on my driveway, wearing t-shirts, a trucker hat and rucksacks. We posed for pictures on top of Mount Franklin, a high point on Isle Royale, a week later, wearing sunglasses,...
by Sean Barry, SJ | Apr 18, 2016 | Sports ~ Approx. 2 mins
Embed from Getty Images Coming into their last game, the Golden State Warriors had a chance to do something no team had ever done: win 73 regular season NBA games. Despite the amazing record they were poised to set, I couldn’t make myself watch it. I grew up in...
by Joe Simmons, SJ | Apr 14, 2016 | Catholic Writing, Spirituality ~ Approx. 4 mins
They always looked a little puzzled. My former students did not expect a young man studying for the priesthood to ask them questions like: Does God exist? How do you know? Does my believing in God make God exist? And, if my friend doesn’t believe in God, does God not...
by Keith Maczkiewicz, SJ | Apr 12, 2016 | Blogs, Spirituality ~ Approx. 3 mins
Sitting anywhere lately for any amount of time has become bothersome. Variously these days I am hunched over my keyboard typing out theological missives, or cradled in the plush armchair of my room reading from the required course listing. No matter where I am,...
by Michael Rossmann, SJ | Apr 11, 2016 | MAG+S & WYD ~ Approx. 6 mins
I often say I’m from Chicago. A little part of me dies every time I say I’m from Chicago. Don’t get me wrong. I love Chicago. It feels like a second home. But I grew up in Iowa, am currently living in Paris, and will soon return to Boston. I lived in Chicago five...
