by Bill McCormick, SJ | Nov 28, 2016 | Faith & Politics ~ Approx. 3 mins
Embed from Getty Images If there has been one overused line in the past three weeks, it’s the trope: “The election taught us…” We didn’t need this election to teach us that our country is polarized or that there is no “Catholic vote.” As commentators have said...
by Eric Immel, SJ | Nov 23, 2016 | Blogs, Faith & Family, Spirituality ~ Approx. 4 mins
Once, during International Food Week at my grade school, a kid in my class called me a turd burglar from across the lunch table. I was no such thing, and he needed to know it. In retaliation, I launched a handful of German potato salad at him, filling his bowl-cut...
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by Joe Simmons, SJ | Nov 22, 2016 | Faith & Politics ~ Approx. 13 mins
Despite Donald Trump’s Twitter protestations, Saturday Night Live has not settled for skewering Himself alone. Hillary got her share of ribbing. And this faux infomercial, The Bubble, fixes educated urban liberals in its crosshairs. If you haven’t taken a look,...
by Lucas Sharma, SJ | Nov 21, 2016 | Faith & Politics, Pop Culture ~ Approx. 3 mins
The most hopeful moment of November 2016 comes this Friday, when Netflix releases the long-anticipated Gilmore Girls new season. This has literally been years in the making. Fans, disappointed by the ending of the popular television show in 2007, are excited to see...
by Danny Gustafson, SJ | Nov 18, 2016 | Faith & Family, Humor ~ Approx. 3 mins
So, you’re going home for Thanksgiving. You’ll be seeing all of your extended family for the first time since the election. You’ve been dutifully ignoring1 your relatives’ Facebook posts all summer and fall, as they post link after link supporting some political...
by Brendan Busse, SJ | Nov 17, 2016 | Religious Life, Spirituality ~ Approx. 5 mins
The month of November is, among other things, a month dedicated to the promotion of Jesuit vocations. While I’m glad we have a month to encourage interested and available young men to consider our way of life, it’s also worth remembering that vocation – being...
by Damian Torres-Botello, SJ | Nov 16, 2016 | Blogs, Faith & Politics, Spirituality ~ Approx. 3 mins
Breathe in. Breathe out. That’s what I’m doing. Even now, a week after the election. I’m ready to rise up and weather the coming storm. I’m also in a complete daze. I’m also filled with hope. I’m also sad. Whatever it is I am, I’m breathing. I’m breathing in. And I’m...
by Bill McCormick, SJ | Nov 14, 2016 | Faith & Politics, In the News, Interview, Justice, Pope Francis ~ Approx. 7 mins
This past weekend Bill McCormick, SJ, sat down at the Ignatian Family Teach-In with Sister Norma Pimentel, MJ, the Executive Director of Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley in Texas. Sister Norma became famous after her encounter with Pope Francis on...
by David Inczauskis, SJ | Nov 11, 2016 | Music, Pop Culture ~ Approx. 3 mins
In a moment of candid exasperation during a 2015 speech at Yale, Stefani Germanotta—or, to her less-familiars, Lady Gaga—confessed, “I have had to make decisions like, why am I unhappy? Okay, Stefani/Gaga hybrid person, why are you unhappy? … I don’t like...
by Colten Biro | Nov 10, 2016 | Blogs, Spirituality ~ Approx. 3 mins
“You think I’m a crazy, middle-aged woman, don’t you!” she said as she plopped into the chair in my office. I smiled and gently shook my head, “I’m sorry…did I say or do something to give you that impression?” Jenny replied, “Well, no. Not you, I guess. But, everyone...
