by Jason Downer, SJ | Oct 9, 2015 | Humor, Pop Culture ~ Approx. 2min
So there I was minding my own business and October sneaks up on me with its gray skies and temperatures in the 50s. Am I mad? I’ll let you in on a little secret, I can’t stand being hot. I’ll take a day walking around with a jacket on over a day at the beach every...
by Adam Rosinski, SJ | Oct 8, 2015 | Blogs, Pope Francis, Spirituality ~ Approx. 3 mins
Pope Francis’ popemobile was passing right by us so our group began chanting en espanol to get his attention: “¡Colegio Jesuita! ¡Colegio Jesuita!” (“Jesuit high school!”) Would he hear us? *** Last week, we at St. Joe’s Prep, the Jesuit high school in...
by Keith Maczkiewicz, SJ | Oct 6, 2015 | Blogs, Spirituality ~ Approx. 3 mins
Back to school? All signs point to yes. On my desk you’ll find fresh highlighters, sharpened pencils, used textbooks, and a semi-charged iPad. After two years of full-time campus ministry I’m back in class, this time for full-time graduate theology study. I’m looking...
by Sean Barry, SJ | Oct 5, 2015 | Pop Culture ~ Approx. 2min
I grew up playing video games, like many children of the 1990s. They became an activity I could share with friends and with my younger brother, as well as a chance to engage my imagination. Fairly quickly, the Legend of Zelda series became my favorite. The games...
by Tim O'Brien, SJ | Oct 5, 2015 | Catholic Writing, Faith & Family, Spirituality ~ Approx. 6 mins
“Meem?” my seven-year-old self asked my seventy-something grandmother as we rode together in the back seat of her car. “Meem” was short for “Mimi,” which itself was short for “Mary.” It was nighttime, summer at the beach, and I was staying with her and my grandfather....
by Bill McCormick, SJ | Oct 2, 2015 | Faith & Politics, In the News, Justice, Papal News ~ Approx. 6 mins
It seems unfortunate that Pope Francis should come to America in the midst of our political silly season. Columns, blogs, and talking heads have analyzed his meetings and speeches, sussing out where this or that comment falls in the American political landscape. For...
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by Michael Rossmann, SJ | Oct 1, 2015 | Humor, Spirituality ~ Approx. 1 min
by Eric Immel, SJ | Sep 29, 2015 | Blogs, Spirituality ~ Approx. 4 mins
There are rumors out there that Sara Bareilles is engaged. Whether they’re true or not, something in me feels lost. That something is the hope that on a random, sunny Chicago afternoon, the sweet-voiced songstress will pop by my Jesuit community, tell me she’s...
by Ken Homan, SJ | Sep 28, 2015 | Justice ~ Approx. 6 mins
Have we Jesuits educated you for justice? You and I know what many of your Jesuit teachers will answer to that question. They will answer, in all sincerity and humility: No, we have not. If the terms “justice” and “education for justice” carry...
by Vinny Marchionni, SJ | Sep 25, 2015 | In the News, Pope Francis ~ Approx. 1min
When studying Spanish in Bolivia, I chuckled at a line in my textbook that read something like “America runs from the Bering Strait to Tierra del Fuego.” My response? Pfft… Fine, but ‘Merica runs from the land of the Pilgrims down to sunny Hollywood and skipping...
