by Keith Maczkiewicz, SJ | Mar 10, 2015 | Blogs ~ Approx. 4 mins
“Remember, from dust you have come, and to dust you shall return.” The ashes were smeared on my forehead by a colleague of mine at the early morning prayer service. Little bits fell on my nose and were pointed out by someone I’d never seen in church before. Get...
by Cyril Pinchak, SJ | Mar 9, 2015 | Spirituality, Uncategorized ~ Approx. 6 mins
It used to be only God knew you were pregnant before you did; it turns out, now Target does too. Using software to track a woman’s purchases and buying habits, Target can guess whether she is pregnant, and (scarier still) estimate her due date. Google can predict...
by Henry Longbottom, SJ | Mar 6, 2015 | In the News, Uncategorized ~ Approx. 7 mins
The UK is preparing for a general election in May, and apathy is on the rise. The three main parties — Conservatives, Labour, and Liberal Democrats — are failing to inspire voters, especially the younger ones. They all seem to be pretty much the same....
by Tim O'Brien, SJ | Mar 5, 2015 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 5 mins
The scenario is always the same. It’s early in the semester, just a few days into my Introduction to Theology class. We are discussing the existence of God, which has always struck me as a logical place to begin a class about, well, God. “I want to ask you a very...
by Jason Welle | Mar 4, 2015 | Pop Culture ~ Approx. 2min
Sufjan Stevens dropped the first single from his upcoming album, Carrie & Lowell, and it cuts straight to the heart. For the uninitiated, Sufjan’s an indie singer-songwriter from Detroit. (He was named by the leader of an interfaith spiritual community that his...
by Eric Immel, SJ | Mar 3, 2015 | Blogs ~ Approx. 3 mins
The world is a mess…upside down and inside out. Our news feeds have been engulfed by images of Ferguson on fire, floods, and bombs lighting up dark skies all over the world. ISIS is rising and people are dying. We are captivated by crisis and catastrophe. This...
by Alex Placke | Feb 28, 2015 | Humor, Pop Culture ~ Approx. 2 mins
NBC’s Parks and Recreation had their series finale this week, and I must admit that I will greatly miss this quirky show. It has everything I could ask for in a TV show: it takes place in a small town in the middle of the U.S., it keeps me constantly laughing, and...
by Michael Rossmann, SJ | Feb 27, 2015 | Holidays ~ Approx. 2min
I’ve been sleeping around recently. That is, I’ve been taking naps in public. The winter weather in Boston doesn’t lend itself to doing much sleeping outside these days, but since tomorrow is Public Sleeping Day, I will be getting some shut-eye on a library couch or a...
by Danny Gustafson, SJ | Feb 26, 2015 | Education, In the News ~ Approx. 2min
In the past few days, my Facebook newsfeed has been flooded (I’m looking at you, friends and relatives involved in education!) with links to stories about Oklahoma’s Legislature apparently trying to ban A.P. U.S. History. Apparently, the reason seemed to be that this...
by Brendan Busse, SJ | Feb 24, 2015 | Blogs ~ Approx. 5 mins
“Sell your cleverness and buy bewilderment.” Rumi, a 13th century Sufi mystic, said that. We like mystics. They make for good memes, especially when they’re exotic and provocative. It just sounds cool – Sufism – as if surfing, kung-fu, and philosophy...
