by Eric Immel, SJ | May 7, 2015 | Pop Culture, Spirituality ~ Approx. 2 mins
Carly Rae Jepsen’s latest single uses the word ‘really’ 67 times. 67. While I struggle with her adverb choice I don’t doubt how she feels. She likes this person. She really, really, really, really, really, really likes them. In “Shake It Off,” Taylor Swift uses the...
by Andrés Arteaga | May 6, 2015 | Humor, Pop Culture ~ Approx. 2 mins
“¡No hay nada, sólo Sábado Gigante!” My dad would declare this every Saturday night. There’s nothing on, except Giant Saturday.” And without hesitation, my whole family would sit around the television to watch. For every Latino family, Sábado Gigante (Giant/Big...
by Eric Immel, SJ | May 5, 2015 | Blogs ~ Approx. 4 mins
As a Jesuit scholastic, it’s impossible for me not to rub elbows with ‘Jesuit Volunteers’ (JVs) and ‘Former Jesuit Volunteers’ (FJVs). These are recent college grads who sign up for a year or two of service among the poor. Think Jesuit-styled Peace Corps and...
by Cyril Pinchak, SJ | May 4, 2015 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 5 mins
“Road Trip, Anyone?” When I tell people I am going on a road trip this summer, I am amazed at their responses. Not since my teenage years have my friends so strongly encouraged me to flee all responsibility and go and do whatever I wanted. When I tell them...
by Danny Gustafson, SJ | May 1, 2015 | Education ~ Approx. 2 mins
The goal of Jesuit education is to become a giraffe. Or at least that’s what Fr. Adolfo Nicolas, Superior General of the Society of Jesus, tells students at Jesuit schools. The reason? Giraffes have big hearts and a broad, far-seeing perspective of the world. Those...
by Jason Downer, SJ | Apr 30, 2015 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 3 mins
This summer, there are 86 movies coming out between May and August — get excited! Can we find God in the summer movies that are known for costing hundreds of millions of dollars, blowing a lot of things up, and sometimes just plain bad (I’m looking at you,...
by Brendan Busse, SJ | Apr 29, 2015 | In the News, Justice, Spirituality ~ Approx. 3 mins
Images of crisis fill our newsfeeds. Nepal? Crisis. Mediterranean? Crisis. Baltimore? Crisis. What are we seeing? Natural disaster? Irresponsible ship-captains and illegal humans? Violent thugs? I grew up in California, I know a bit about earthquakes, so I’ll...
by Brendan Busse, SJ | Apr 28, 2015 | Blogs, Uncategorized ~ Approx. 5 mins
“God is personal…but never private.” -Jim Wallis Growing up in suburban Los Angeles, I was very confused about public and private space. L.A. is notoriously a place of publicity while suburbia is obsessed with privacy. Suburban life creates an...
by Michael Rossmann, SJ | Apr 27, 2015 | Week in Review ~ Approx. 3 mins
“Jesuits love bragging about other Jesuits.” If you are at all familiar with the Society of Jesus, you might be thinking, “That’s an understatement.” We’re not exactly known for our humility. These words were spoken to me by a young Jesuit when I was a college student...
by Vinny Marchionni, SJ | Apr 24, 2015 | In the News ~ Approx. 3 mins
A few of my friends have been sharing an article from The Huffington Post entitled “The Likely Cause of Addiction Has Been Discovered, and It Is Not What You Think.” The author, Johann Hari, shares information he has gathered about the global war on drugs and the...
