by Cyril Pinchak, SJ | Feb 1, 2015 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 6 mins
You have probably never heard of me. I mean, that’s okay; I’m fine with it. Really, I am. After all, my fifteen minutes of televised fame came early in life. Now, it wasn’t exactly fifteen minutes, precisely; it was 30 seconds. And it was a 30-second commercial, of...
by Michael Rossmann, SJ | Jan 28, 2015 | Pop Culture, Spirituality ~ Approx. 3 mins
I wanted to be a Jesuit because of beer, sports, and pop music. Let me explain. After several years of trying to figure out how I felt moved to live and love in this world, I couldn’t shake the idea of being a Catholic priest. And I knew I couldn’t do it alone; I...
by Danny Gustafson, SJ | Jan 28, 2015 | In the News ~ Approx. 3 mins
So since President Obama has given the State of the Union and outlined his vision for the next year, that means politicians and the media will be focused on that, right? Wrong! Even though it’s only the beginning of 2015, the 2016 Presidential Election is already...
by Brendan Busse, SJ | Jan 27, 2015 | Blogs ~ Approx. 4 mins
At the end of the 5-day march from Selma to Montgomery, Martin Luther King, Jr. noted that “the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice.” Some days we may feel the curve of this arc but many days we sense only its length. “And how...
by David Romero, SJ | Jan 26, 2015 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 7 mins
Have you ever watched a movie and wondered what the actors are like off-screen? Growing up I thought Keanu Reeves could probably kick my butt, or that Harrison Ford would be a fun guy to go with on archaeological digs. Or, I used to wonder what Heath Ledger was like...
by Matt Lieser | Jan 22, 2015 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 4 mins
“People are capable, at any time in their lives, of doing what they dream of.” – Paulo Coelho Frankly, I had no clue what I was in for in Chicago. I had been living in the security of the Jesuit novitiate for two years, but immediately after taking vows of...
by Jason Downer, SJ | Jan 20, 2015 | Pop Culture ~ Approx. 2 mins
I have been hearing for a couple years now that Martin Scorsese was getting ready to direct a film version of Shusaku Endo’s Silence. And according to my sources at the Huffington Post, it will begin shooting at the end of the year. Liam Neeson will reprise his role...
by Niall Leahy, SJ | Jan 15, 2015 | In the News ~ Approx. 4 mins
View image | gettyimages.com 9/11 is a date which is etched into the minds of all as a scar in living memory. Now the French have another date to remember: 1/7. Last Wednesday, two heavily armed Islamists1 burst into the offices of the French satirical magazine...
by Keith Maczkiewicz, SJ | Jan 13, 2015 | Blogs ~ Approx. 3 mins
I field many questions when I’m home for the holidays. The lightning round began this year on Christmas Eve sometime between the salad course and the appearance of the seven fishes. There were no bonus points. As I stood to clear plates smeared with Caesar dressing...
by Joe Simmons, SJ | Jan 9, 2015 | In the News, Spirituality ~ Approx. 5 mins
As we offered a toast in the last minutes of 2014, a Jesuit friend said soberly, “To the end of 2014. May it never be repeated.” By most accounts, 2014 was a pretty dreary year for humanity. Planes fell from the sky, lost in stormy seas and...
