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...
by Niall Leahy, SJ | Apr 23, 2015 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 7 mins
Not long ago Dolce and Gabbana found themselves in Sir Elton John’s bad books after he deemed their comments about surrogate parenting to be offensive. Judging by his reaction – instigating a boycott of D&G clothing on social media – he may have...
by Matt White | Apr 22, 2015 | Art ~ Approx. 2 mins
I recently spent some time in Washington, D.C. with the only thing on my agenda being a visit to the National Gallery of Art. My goal in visiting the museum was to spend as much time as I could with The Voyage of Life, by artist Thomas Cole. The Voyage of Life is a...
by Damian Torres-Botello, SJ | Apr 21, 2015 | Spirituality ~ Approx. 3 mins
The gym is dead except for the usual Midnight Posse: Intense Weightlifter Man, Treadmill Lady, Lap Pool Guy, and Old German Woman with Red Rimmed Glasses, who I affectionately call O.G.Red. The Beijing Olympics are underway and a previously recorded volleyball game...
