by Dan Dixon, SJ | Apr 13, 2015 | Education ~ Approx. 7 mins
March 27th, 2015 was a typical Friday for Carlos Belmont. Dressed in a neatly pressed purple shirt and a black tie, he hustled across Harlem’s Lexington Avenue, hoping to catch the 9AM 6-train. Manhattan bound. He passed homeless men sleeping on benches, newspapers...
by Brendan Busse, SJ | Apr 10, 2015 | In the News, Justice ~ Approx. 3 mins
View image | gettyimages.com How do we challenge the idea that some lives matter less than others? It’s a tough math problem…even worse than the common core…hard to imagine, I know. I hate math too. But these days the math concerning the value of...
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...
