by Jason Welle | Jun 27, 2015 | Blogs, In the News, Sexuality ~ Approx. 3 mins
Nana & Dot were a couple for 50 years. And they had to pass as sisters for all of it. Nana, my grandmother, met Dot at a time when same sex couples simply could not live openly. In many states they risked criminal prosecution. For many couples it meant being...
by The Jesuit Post | Jun 27, 2015 | In the News, Sexuality ~ Approx. 3 mins
View image | gettyimages.com A frequent piece of advice for new priests serving at weddings and funerals goes: “Do nothing to take away from their joy and never add to their grief.” It’s tough advice to follow when one group’s joy entails another side’s grief. Right...
by Nathaniel Romano, SJ | Jun 25, 2015 | In the News, Justice ~ Approx. 9 mins
Today, June 25, 2015, the Supreme Court, in the case of King v. Burwell, upheld insurance subsidies intended to ensure all Americans have access to affordable health care. The opinion, written by Chief Justice John Roberts and joined in fully by Justices Breyer,...
by Jason Downer, SJ | Jun 25, 2015 | Pop Culture ~ Approx. 2min
One of my (many) over used phrases is “I laughed, I cried, it was an emotional roller coaster”, usually with a tone of sarcasm attached. Well I, and apparently a lot of other people, can use that phrase with complete honesty after seeing Inside Out. This is a great...
by Chris Schroeder, SJ | Jun 24, 2015 | TV ~ Approx. 5 mins
I have two words for all my fellow Parks & Rec fans. Two words guaranteed to send a thrill down the spine of anybody who loves Amy Poehler’s upbeat comedy series. Li’l. Sebastian. For the uninitiated, Li’l Sebastian is a mini-horse 1 who showed up unannounced in...
by Dan Dixon, SJ | Jun 22, 2015 | In the News ~ Approx. 2min
Jesuit grads across the country are beaming with pride. Jordan Spieth, an alum of Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas, has just won the 115th United States Open, his second consecutive major golf tournament win. This is all the more remarkable given that, at...
by Ken Homan, SJ | Jun 21, 2015 | Creation, Pope Francis ~ Approx. 4 mins
Just before the release of Laudato Si, American Magazine writer Kerry Weber tweeted, “Is it normal for the night before a new #encyclical to feel like Christmas Eve?” I completely understood – I was excitedly anticipating the release of the new encyclical as well....
by Jason Welle | Jun 18, 2015 | Justice ~ Approx. 3 mins
Laudato Si’. Praise be. In his new encyclical on the environment, Laudato Si’, Pope Francis draws a connection between praising the God of creation and recognizing our duty to care for each other by caring for the planet, “our common home.” But the core of...
by Henry Longbottom, SJ | Jun 18, 2015 | Justice, Pope Francis ~ Approx. 5 mins
An “urgent challenge to protect our common home … to bring the whole human family together to seek a sustainable and integral development, for we know that things can change” [13]. Thus introduces Pope Francis’s plea of Laudato Si, a text of...
by Vinny Marchionni, SJ | Jun 18, 2015 | Sports ~ Approx. 1min
The 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup is underway and right on schedule EA Sports has released a teaser for its upcoming FIFA 16 video game. And no, Sepp Blatter, Chuck Blazer, and stacks of cash and weapons(!) do not make an appearance… those are in FIFA Grand Theft World...
