by Jason Downer, SJ | Feb 20, 2015 | In the News, Pop Culture ~ Approx. 2 mins
Last weekend the world received the gift of the SNL 40th Anniversary Special. The special turned my mind to 2003, when I was fresh out of college and living in New York City. It was a strange time for this born and raised upstater. One of the first things I did...
by Dan Dixon, SJ | Feb 19, 2015 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 5 mins
Joe Assadourian, standing at a sturdy 6’2’’ and sporting a thick Jersey accent, greeted my Jesuit friend and I as the lights dimmed and the curtain was drawn: “Step into the Bullpen,” he rumbled. Who is this man? I wondered. Where is he taking us? The Bullpen, I...
by Michael Rossmann, SJ | Feb 18, 2015 | Spirituality ~ Approx. 3 mins
It started with a snowstorm. During a blizzard – the kind of storm that has recently been happening oh-too-frequently for those of us living in the Boston area – a mother of six wanted to do something fun for her kids, “and wouldn’t you know it, Ice Cream...
by Damian Torres-Botello, SJ | Feb 17, 2015 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 4 mins
“Mijo? It’s your father. Your mom passed away.” That was two months ago. Those words crushed me. The pain remains and my mom’s presence is like a phantom limb to me now; I forget she’s no longer here. About a year ago the reality of her mortality manifested itself in...
by Vinny Marchionni, SJ | Feb 17, 2015 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 2min
Viruses abound during these winter months. Though Measles has been a hot topic (no seriously, check your Newsfeed), another phenomenon has spread even more rapidly and insidiously: nostalgic Jimmy Fallon sketches. Remember “Fresh Prince”? Fallon has a skit for that. ...
by Brian Strassburger, SJ | Feb 16, 2015 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 12 mins
Ever since I got hooked on Lost, I’ve been a sucker for a well-produced, well-scripted TV series. In the age of On Demand and Netflix, it’s almost too easy to catch up on seasons past and get hooked into a television binge. Who doesn’t know someone who has watched...
by Joe Simmons, SJ | Feb 14, 2015 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 3 mins
Valentine’s Day may not be a bed of roses for everyone. But it is a good reminder for anyone (single, married, vowed, or otherwise committed) to be more intentional about showing love. Here are fourteen easy ways to show people love today — or any day. Call a...
by Jason Welle | Feb 12, 2015 | In the News, Pop Culture ~ Approx. 2 mins
The evening news just won’t be the same. Brian Williams, a respected journalist and evening news anchor, has been suspended from the nation’s top rated evening news program after he admitted to embellishing a story about his coverage of the U.S.-led war in Iraq. In...
by Ken Homan, SJ | Feb 12, 2015 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 7 mins
As part of my graduate history studies, I researched the Native American communities who had inhabited the area around Newberry National Volcanic Monument. I began my research at the New York branch of the National Museum of the American Indian. Located on the...
by Garrett Gundlach, SJ | Feb 11, 2015 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 2min
224, 144, then 164 minutes. That’s 3.7, 2.4 then 2.73 hours. Three consecutive days, one surprised man and one unphased iPhone. I can explain! Really! I know — the final holdout on the smartphone, the proud low-tech with acoustic instruments and daylong...
