by Bill McCormick, SJ | Mar 9, 2016 | Faith & Politics ~ Approx. 3 mins
The GOP Establishment doesn’t want Donald Trump to be the nominee. But is there anything they can do about it? And what happens to the Republican party? It is possible that Trump will be the nominee. With 384 delegates, he is on track to claim the 1237 total he needs...
by Keith Maczkiewicz, SJ | Mar 8, 2016 | Blogs, Spirituality ~ Approx. 3 mins
We Jesuits move around. A lot. Here in California, I am still adjusting to life in a new place with new neighbors amid new circumstances. Recently, I made an appointment with a local doctor for a regular checkup. When I arrived I encountered a sterile waiting room, a...
by Brian Strassburger, SJ | Mar 7, 2016 | Education, Humor ~ Approx. 6 mins
Learning a language is hard. Just try to have a conversation with a three-year-old. Poor grammar, limited vocab, repeating familiar phrases…come on, kid! Is that the best you can do in three years? For the first 30+ years of my life, I profited from English’s...
by Danny Gustafson, SJ | Mar 3, 2016 | Faith & Politics, In the News ~ Approx. 3 mins
I hate being wrong. Knowing that I’m an unabashed political junkie, other Jesuits I live with regularly ask me for the latest update on what’s going on in the political world. Donald Trump has, predictably, been a common topic of inquiry for the last six months....
by Eric Immel, SJ | Mar 1, 2016 | Blogs, Spirituality ~ Approx. 3 mins
I’ve been making a particular discernment these past months about my next steps as a Jesuit. It’s been draining. Draining, but good. Long days of interviews, reports, conversations, clarifications, prayer, more reports, more conversations, more clarifications, prayer,...
by Michael Rossmann, SJ | Feb 29, 2016 | In the News, Pop Culture ~ Approx. 5 mins
Am I dumber because of using Facebook? Not only does clickbait telling me which Star Wars character best represents each US state1 fail to expand my intellectual horizons, but social media potentially makes me dumber in that I end up seeing the views of people who...
by Dan Everson, SJ | Feb 24, 2016 | Faith & Politics, Spirituality ~ Approx. 3 mins
On Ash Wednesday, a group of Jesuits and I got to lead services for some young people in Chicago. We read from Isaiah 53’s account of the Suffering Servant: He was spurned and avoided by men, a man of suffering, knowing pain, Like one from whom you turn your face,...
by Damian Torres-Botello, SJ | Feb 23, 2016 | Blogs, Spirituality ~ Approx. 3 mins
Discovering who I was in college didn’t come with much affirmation that love could be part of my human experience. I dreamed of marriage and children with all the typical accessories of the American Dream. But encountering anything romantic came in the form of...
by Bill McCormick, SJ | Feb 22, 2016 | Faith & Politics ~ Approx. 4 mins
What does the presidential race look like going into Super Tuesday? TJP’s political insiders, Bill McCormick and Dan Dixon, have put their heads together to ask a few important questions for us to consider… 1. Who Won? Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump....
by Lucas Sharma, SJ | Feb 19, 2016 | In the News, Spirituality ~ Approx. 3 mins
Prayer. Fasting. Almsgiving. The three buzzwords of Lent. Each year, I start off strong, but often my zeal tapers as the 40 days progress – usually somewhere around day three. Then, all of a sudden, Easter is here, and I’ve forgotten about them because I’ve...
