by Brian Strassburger, SJ | Sep 2, 2015 | Spirituality ~ Approx. 6 mins
I was getting out of the car during a late night errand to the local Target store in the Bronx and hustling before it closed for the night. As I was making my way across the parking lot, a departing customer caught sight of me from his car. He hit the brakes, rolled...
by Keith Maczkiewicz, SJ | Sep 1, 2015 | Blogs, Spirituality ~ Approx. 3 mins
I don’t think I ever prayed for anything as regularly or as fervently. Since last Christmas, when my sister told us she and her husband were expecting their first child, the constant petition on my lips was for the health of mother and baby. “For my sister and all...
by Danny Gustafson, SJ | Aug 31, 2015 | TJP Reads ~ Approx. 1min
All the King’s Men, by Robert Penn Warren, tells the story of a corrupt politician’s rise to power in the midst of the Great Depression. Partially based on the life of Huey “Kingfish” Long, who served as Governor and Senator of Louisiana, this novel is a fascinating...
by Juan Ruiz, SJ | Aug 28, 2015 | In the News, Spirituality ~ Approx. 2 mins
“I love the thing that I most wish had not happened.” ….Wait, what?! Stephen Colbert said this in a recent interview with GQ Magazine. Turns out, when he was 10 years old two of his brothers and his father were killed in a plane crash. That is tragic, but it isn’t the...
by Nathaniel Romano, SJ | Aug 26, 2015 | Pop Culture, TJP Reads ~ Approx. 2 mins
Ever since I was a kid, I’ve been a fan of comic books. As a mildly unpopular, nerdy, and studious child, comics offered an escape through narratives where muscles, popularity, and sports were not the only important things. As a mildly unpopular, nerdy, and lawyerly...
by Eric Sundrup, SJ | Aug 24, 2015 | Humor, Spirituality ~ Approx. 3 mins
“There is nothing more touching to me than a family picture where everyone is trying to look his or her best, but you can see what a mess they all really are.” -Anne Lamott, Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith Not sad. Touching. One word shifts everything. She...
by Alex Placke | Aug 21, 2015 | TJP Reads ~ Approx. 2min
This summer I had the pleasure of reading the first trilogy in the fantasy series The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever. The series follows the story of a man diagnosed with leprosy who is mysteriously transported to a fantasy world called The Land, where...
by Michael Rossmann, SJ | Aug 20, 2015 | Spirituality ~ Approx. 2 mins
If you follow Jesuits on social media, you may know that this is “anniversary season.” Jesuits in the US have typically entered and taken vows in the Society of Jesus during the month of August, so my Facebook and Twitter feeds have been filled with pictures of vow...
by Jason Downer, SJ | Aug 19, 2015 | Pop Culture, Sports ~ Approx. 1min
Great news everybody! Frisbee is now officially recognized by the International Olympic Committee as a sport!! This, sadly, does not mean it is guaranteed a spot in the olympics, but it does mean that there’s a chance. Is it a slim chance? Sure, but we have to hold...
by Eric Immel, SJ | Aug 18, 2015 | Blogs, Spirituality ~ Approx. 3 mins
I was at Mass the other day, and I noticed Joe. Joe is probably 85 years old, which means he’s been in the Society of Jesus for over 65 years. He lives in a Jesuit retirement center outside Milwaukee, and after a lifetime of apostolic work, he is now missioned to...
