by Keith Maczkiewicz, SJ | Nov 4, 2014 | Blogs ~ Approx. 3 mins
The signs on the New Jersey Turnpike taunted me during a recent visit to the Garden State. Expect delays: Multiple lane closures ahead. Night paving. Seek alternate routes. Easier said than done. A good friend and former colleague had lost her mother suddenly and I...
by Jason Downer, SJ | Nov 3, 2014 | In the News ~ Approx. 2min
With election day bearing down on us like an unwanted pinch of the cheeks from a crazy aunt, I thought it would be a good time to break out my famous top three lists (author’s note: this is the first time I’ve done a top three list). The topic this week is movies...
by Jeff Sullivan, SJ | Nov 1, 2014 | Justice ~ Approx. 2min
A few days ago a female co-worker dressed up as Rosie Riveter for Halloween. On the lapel of her coat, I noticed a button that said: “I Heart Feminist Men.” I felt a bit unsettled by the button because I felt as though it was making a negative attack on the word...
by Jason Welle | Oct 31, 2014 | Pop Culture, Spirituality ~ Approx. 2 mins
The Mexican celebration of Dia de los Muertos, the Day of the Dead, sure feels like it’s going mainstream these days. Disneyland even has its own celebration1, and now a major motion picture is taking it to an even broader audience. Earlier this week, a couple of...
by Danny Gustafson, SJ | Oct 30, 2014 | In the News ~ Approx. 2 mins
In the midst of October, we’re simultaneously in my favorite and least favorite time of the year. My least favorite would be midterms, which means extra papers and exams on top of my already full schedule. To quote one of my latest not-so-guilty pleasures, “Are we...
by Brendan Busse, SJ | Oct 28, 2014 | Blogs ~ Approx. 5 mins
One month after arriving in Spain I returned to California for my sister’s wedding. It was a long trip for a short visit. I probably spent more time in the air than on the ground. It was a foolish thing to do. But love is a foolish thing and foolish things are...
![Are you ready for [the possible consequences of] some football?](https://thejesuitpost.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Football-Concussion.jpg)
by Chris Schroeder, SJ | Oct 28, 2014 | Sports ~ Approx. 4 mins
Roman gladiators would fight each other to the death (when they weren’t fighting wild beasts). After significant religious matches of the ancient Mayan version of ulama, the losing ulamists (ulamadors?) would often be offered up as human sacrifices. Ancient polo began...
by Billy Biegler, SJ | Oct 27, 2014 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 2 mins
After three years living under the Arch, I was not surprised by the more recent manifestations of racial division in and around St. Louis and the protests and sit-ins that followed, like the one that happened on the campus of Saint Louis University: Protesters gather...
by Jason Downer, SJ | Oct 24, 2014 | Pop Culture ~ Approx. 1min
Remember Sr. Cristina, the italian nun who one Italy’s version of The Voice? Well she is out with a new music video, and well she is putting a new spin on Madonna’s classic Like a Virgin. This is a stark contrast to the way Madonna originally performed the...
by Garrett Gundlach, SJ | Oct 22, 2014 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 3 mins
Technology! Technology!! TECHNOLOGY!!! iPhones and music streaming, Cloud storage and Facebook messenger, tablets and Tweets, photo-sharing and weather apps, touch screens and e-mail inboxes! We live in it, fish in a sea. It’s where your old college roommate is,...
