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...
by Lucas Sharma, SJ | Apr 20, 2015 | Justice, Spirituality ~ Approx. 4 mins
Race and ethnicity slapped me in the face during the Jesuit Volunteer Corps. I arrived in Washington, DC’s Dulles Airport in August 2009 ready for JVC. New city, new people, new adventure. I felt a little nervous. Being from the Pacific Northwest, I immediately went...
by Damian Torres-Botello, SJ | Apr 17, 2015 | Justice, Sexuality, Spirituality ~ Approx. 3 mins
In a five-part series released the week of March 16th from the National Catholic Reporter, God’s Community in the Castro, a parishioner from San Francisco’s Most Holy Redeemer parish had this to say about his spiritual home: “We don’t see ourselves as a...
by Ken Homan, SJ | Apr 16, 2015 | In the News, Justice, Uncategorized ~ Approx. 5 mins
Perhaps you don’t remember it from President Obama’s State of the Union Address: at one point during the speech, the majority of the Republicans stood up and cheered while most Democrats sat and glared at both the president and their colleagues across the aisle. This...
by Keith Maczkiewicz, SJ | Apr 14, 2015 | Blogs ~ Approx. 3 mins
When I walked through the door, Agape Latte was already in full swing. There’s something formulaic about each of these monthly events: a coffeehouse feel, live music as people gather, free caffeine and sugar, trivia, t-shirt giveaways and a brief talk by a faculty or...
