by Garrett Gundlach, SJ | Nov 18, 2015 | Blogs, Spirituality ~ Approx. 3 mins
View image | gettyimages.com On my way to bed, I tripped over one of my nighttime prayers: “Your yoke is easy and your burden light,” it said. I stopped with some mixture of confusion, dumbfoundedness and anger. I laughed out loud. My ‘HA!’ echoed in the dark chapel....
by Danny Gustafson, SJ | Nov 17, 2015 | Faith & Politics, In the News ~ Approx. 2min
I’m as much a fan of ironic situations as anyone else, but this might be too much. In the wake of the recent heart-wrenching terrorist attacks in Paris, Beirut, and around the world, U.S. politicians are weighing in. An alarming number of governors have already...
by Simon Zachary, SJ | Nov 16, 2015 | In the News, Spirituality ~ Approx. 2 mins
I woke up the other morning to find my Facebook feed plastered in blue, white, and red — not to be confused with the Yankee red, white, and blue. Sadly, this was no 4th of July celebration, but instead, a sobering reminder of the 13 November terrorist attacks in...
by Lucas Sharma, SJ | Nov 13, 2015 | In the News, Pop Culture ~ Approx. 2 mins
I have been a Starbucks Gold Card member since 2008. I’m still known at the Starbucks at Gonzaga University, even though I moved away five years ago. I measure the time of year by seasonal coffee blends and drinks. I love Christmas. I love the songs, the colors, the...
by Andrés Arteaga | Nov 12, 2015 | In the News ~ Approx. 5 mins
View image | gettyimages.com I once decided to shave my head. It is a normal look in Los Angeles — a 1” all around with a 0 used to draw defining lines. I must admit, I feel a certain sense of Latino pride when I sport this haircut. My timing, however,...
by Keith Maczkiewicz, SJ | Nov 10, 2015 | Blogs, Spirituality ~ Approx. 3 mins
“Come have a drink with your friends!,” she said – well, shouted – as she stood in the doorway, blocking my exit. But I was a man on a mission. Tasked with organizing a barbecue for some 130+ guests, I was in the midst of a frantic cleanup. As the party...
by Jason Welle | Nov 8, 2015 | Faith & Politics, Justice ~ Approx. 2min
This weekend, almost 1,700 people gathered at a conference center just outside of Washington, D.C. for the 18th annual Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice, organized by the Ignatian Solidarity Network. The theme this year is simply one word: Bridges. Delegates,...
by Dan Dixon, SJ | Nov 6, 2015 | In the News, Pop Culture ~ Approx. 4 mins
View image | gettyimages.com Bond is back. And yours truly is excited. I know, I know. YES, I have some misgivings about liking Bond. He’s a misogynist. He dispenses violence a little too casually. Plus that penchant for terrible puns. Still, when the 24th...
by Eric Immel, SJ | Nov 3, 2015 | Blogs, Spirituality ~ Approx. 3 mins
At 6:30 AM, my phone buzzes loudly on the faux-wood desktop in my room, tearing me from an intimate moment with Albert Camus and French existentialism. Someone who loves me is texting to say good morning. I don’t respond. My mind is sharpest in the early hours, and I...
by Joe Simmons, SJ | Nov 1, 2015 | Blogs, Catholic Writing, Spirituality ~ Approx. 4 mins
‘Smee’ would not appreciate being called a fool, holy or otherwise. Sister Marie Estelle (special ops codename: “Smee”) was the principal of our Catholic grade school in Milwaukee for many years. Like so many great religious women, Sr. Marie...
