by Nathaniel Romano, SJ | Apr 9, 2015 | In the News, Justice ~ Approx. 6 mins
Seinfeld, once the anchor of NBC’s “Must-See TV,” gave us many memorable characters, including the so-called “Soup Nazi.” A temperamental restaurateur sells soup that is praised wide and far. However, he is very particular about how his customers must behave. Only the...
by Jason Downer, SJ | Apr 9, 2015 | Education ~ Approx. 2 mins
Remember that time I gave some unsolicited advice about living on-campus? Well, as this academic year comes to a close, I’m back with some advice on wrapping things up. When my sisters graduated college back in the last century, 1999 to be exact, it was the first...
by Eric Immel, SJ | Apr 7, 2015 | Blogs ~ Approx. 4 mins
On the right side of her chest just below the clavicle, she has a 1” scar. 12 years ago, it was a freshly stitched incision and beneath it, bulging and unnatural, was a port with tubes twisting into the dark depths of her insides. She was diagnosed over Christmas...
by Andrés Arteaga | Apr 6, 2015 | Pop Culture ~ Approx. 2 mins
Walk into my room on a given morning and you will find me in black tights moving spasmodically, mixing ballet moves with angst. Changement, pas de bourree, fall, grab chest, now look up in rapture. What am I doing? To your surprise, I’m actually praying. But this...
by The Jesuit Post | Apr 5, 2015 | Humor, Spirituality ~ Approx. 1min
We asked The Jesuit Post contributors to share what Easter joy looks like for them. Here is what they said: Eric Immel: In my brokenness, I remain loved. The joy of Easter reminds me to proclaim that love to all. Juan Ruiz: MRW Jesus comes back in the Vigil:...
by Joe Simmons, SJ | Apr 3, 2015 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 3 mins
Each man’s death diminishes me, For I am involved in mankind. Therefore, send not to know For whom the bell tolls, It tolls for thee. – John Donne The Mass for Palm Sunday of the Passion of Jesus begins by celebrating his triumphant procession into Jerusalem. ...
by Vinny Marchionni, SJ | Apr 2, 2015 | Spirituality, Sports ~ Approx. 2 mins
Some of my saddest sports memories surround superstars who succumbed to some sort of injury well before they reached their athletic expiration date. For example, my boyhood hero Eric Lindros was the NHL MVP and great Canadian hope for Philadelphia Flyers glory. His...
by Danny Gustafson, SJ | Apr 1, 2015 | Justice, Pop Culture ~ Approx. 3 mins
I am my own person! I will make my own decisions! You can’t tell me what to eat for breakfast! Or at least that’s what Taco Bell’s new commercial wants me to think. This short film uses imagery right out of The Hunger Games and George Orwell’s 1984 to take a...
by Brendan Busse, SJ | Mar 31, 2015 | Blogs ~ Approx. 5 mins
I held the mic. That’s about it. I had been asked to serve as an acolyte for the diaconate ordination of eight Jesuits here in Madrid. During an ordination liturgy the presiding bishop moves around more than usual — sit, stand, kneel, from one chair to another...
by Joe Simmons, SJ | Mar 30, 2015 | Spirituality ~ Approx. 3 mins
It might never have happened if a kind soul hadn’t bothered to return her passport. So begins the story of how Jane Goodall almost didn’t make it to Africa. On a London dock in March 1957, poised to visit a friend in Kenya, she realized she had lost or dropped her...
