by Garrett Gundlach, SJ | Dec 22, 2015 | Blogs, Spirituality ~ Approx. 4 mins
Here. But not yet. A TJP Advent-ure: Week 5 Did you miss weeks 1-4? Check out the rest of our seasonal series here. “God speaks to us through the seasons” my friend prayed at the start of a community Mass last week. The first South Dakota snow had just fallen, the...
by Dan Everson, SJ | Dec 21, 2015 | Spirituality, Sports ~ Approx. 3 mins
Perhaps you’ve heard the rhetorical question, “If you were accused of being a Christian, would there be enough evidence to prove it?” Lately I’ve been asking myself something similar: If I were accused of being a St. Louis Cardinals fan, would there be enough evidence...
by Jason Downer, SJ | Dec 18, 2015 | Humor, Pop Culture ~ Approx. 2min
The third week of Advent brings us the third week of the Great Holiday Baking Show and, luckily for all of you, our third recap of the show. Sadly, I wasn’t able to bake last week because of head cold; well, as they say, ‘tis the season. As I’m sure you’re all...
by Jason Welle | Dec 18, 2015 | Humor, Pop Culture ~ Approx. 3 mins
It’s finally here! The long awaited premiere of Star Wars: The Force Awakens! While the entire TJP staff headed out to wait in long lines at the theater because we forgot to buy advance tickets (hey – this was finals week and we’re almost all grad students!), it...
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by Joe Kraemer, SJ | Dec 17, 2015 | Pop Culture, Spirituality ~ Approx. 5 mins
Advent is a time of waiting and wonder. While I doubt that J.J. Abrams had Advent in mind, I’ve felt an old sense of wonder return recently as I’ve watched all the last posters go up for his film Star Wars: The Force Awakens which opens this final week before...
by Sean Barry, SJ | Dec 16, 2015 | Pop Culture ~ Approx. 2 mins
When I think of how far graphics have come since I was a kid, I am left in awe. I first started playing games on a 16-bit Sega Genesis and an 8-bit Gameboy Color. Now, graphics are no longer measured in bits. Games can produce photorealistic images and...
by Keith Maczkiewicz, SJ | Dec 15, 2015 | Blogs, Spirituality ~ Approx. 4 mins
Here. But not yet. A TJP Advent-ure: Week 4 Did you miss weeks 1-3? Check out the rest of our seasonal series here. I remember walking aimlessly around the department store – long since closed and replaced by another with a slicker logo and better lighting...
by Alex Llanera | Dec 14, 2015 | Catholic Writing, Justice ~ Approx. 6 mins
No one likes getting traffic tickets. I know because I deal with them every day as an intern in the traffic court section of our legal services department at Homeboy Industries. The story of Homeboy is well known. Jesuit Fr. Greg Boyle started the project in 1989...
by Jason Downer, SJ | Dec 11, 2015 | Humor, Pop Culture ~ Approx. 2 mins
Well here we are, week two of the Great Holiday Baking Show, I even stayed up until 11:00 PM to watch it. This was quite a shock as I’m usually in bed by 9:30; but I did it for you! And what better way to end the day then watching amateur bakers bake holiday...
by Andrés Arteaga | Dec 10, 2015 | Faith & Family, Spirituality ~ Approx. 3 mins
By the end of my first month of serving at Casa de los Pobres, a food pantry for Latino migrants in Tijuana, I had to admit to myself that I was struggling. One night, feeling lonely and terribly ill, I prayed in the shelter’s dark, cold chapel. For that hour, the...
