by Garrett Gundlach, SJ | Jul 28, 2015 | Blogs, In the News, Spirituality ~ Approx. 4 mins
There is nothing funny about having bed bugs. I tried to tell everyone in my Jesuit community this, but a few guys continued to post jokes on the bulletin board and make silly announcements about our community’s growing bed bug problem. That is, until they...
by Vinny Marchionni, SJ | Jul 27, 2015 | TJP Reads ~ Approx. 2min
I… Just… Want… To… Be… Loved… I’ve spent this summer reading two emotionally-draining novels: American Psycho and Anna Karenina. The first is a disturbing excoriation of 1980s yuppie values that is a paragon of postmodern stream of consciousness storytelling and...
by David Romero, SJ | Jul 22, 2015 | Justice, Pop Culture, Spirituality ~ Approx. 7 mins
So after reading Jason Downer’s great piece about the movie, Inside Out, I had to go see it. Not only am I a huge fan of Pixar, but I admit that I’m also always in the mood for something that will pluck at my heartstrings. You can take the nodding of my...
by Keith Maczkiewicz, SJ | Jul 21, 2015 | Blogs, Spirituality ~ Approx. 3 mins
“But how do you know I’m forgiven?”, he said, blinking away tears, his head hanging, not wholly convinced. Or rather trying to refute my insistence of mercy, not wanting to claim something false or unorthodox. I was a Jesuit, he reminded me, and that, in his mind, was...
by Joe Simmons, SJ | Jul 20, 2015 | In the News, Pop Culture ~ Approx. 9 mins
Those readers with a pulse have noticed much media focus on what it means to be both American and Christian. Is America ‘still’ a Christian nation? Will Christians become a new persecuted minority? There has been much ink spilt on issues of the environment,...
by Ken Homan, SJ | Jul 17, 2015 | In the News, Justice ~ Approx. 2 mins
Have you seen the new piece from Huffington Post Highline, The Myth of the Ethical Shopper? It’s a pretty fierce condemnation of the way we try to make social change happen in the world. For years, our model of creating social change, especially as it relates to...
by Alex Placke | Jul 16, 2015 | In the News, Pope Francis ~ Approx. 3 mins
As the crisis over debt in Greece comes to a head, Pope Francis’ address to the Second World Meeting of Popular Movements could not be more relevant. His comments are a reminder that there is “a globalization of exclusion and indifference” that can lead to...
by Michael Rossmann, SJ | Jul 15, 2015 | In the News ~ Approx. 4 mins
I think the soundtrack of hell must be the sound of a dial-up modem on repeat.1 I realize, however, that while many of us can call to mind that cringeworthy sound immediately, it has become so dated that others may not have ever heard it. It’s sort of like the...
by Eric Immel, SJ | Jul 14, 2015 | Blogs, Spirituality ~ Approx. 4 mins
I do, at times, consider leaving the Society of Jesus. Like when I hear a baby cry right at the end of the Eucharistic prayer, or unlock the doors of a neglected community car that isn’t mine, or wake up alone. I was reading Eat, Pray, Love. I am not ashamed to admit...
by Jason Welle | Jul 10, 2015 | Science & Technology, Social Media ~ Approx. 1min
I’ll admit it: I’m an Apple fanboy living in a Windows world. What I mean is that I love the Apple experience – everything just works the way you want it to, it’s simple, it performs all the functions I need it to. Pretty much. The thing is, I’m currently using...
