by Jason Welle | Sep 17, 2014 | Justice, Sexuality ~ Approx. 3 mins
Recently, a story went viral about a teenage boy named Daniel from a Fundamentalist Christian family who, after telling his dad and stepmother that he’s gay, was verbally and physically abused before being thrown out of his home. A hidden camera recorded the entire...
by Eric Immel, SJ | Sep 16, 2014 | Blogs ~ Approx. 4 mins
I recently stumbled upon the Beyoncélogues. These videos are the brainchild of actress Nina Millin and they deserve a million views on YouTube. Her idea is simple–strip away the all-powerful pop-goodness of Sasha Fierce’s best tracks and perform them as dramatic...
by Chris Schroeder, SJ | Sep 11, 2014 | Pop Culture ~ Approx. 5 mins
The Dark Knight helped me pass my theology comps. Please don’t tell my professors this. Or my superiors. I’m even leery of letting you in on this dirty little secret of my priestly formation. But, in fact, one of the most practical reflections on applied theology I...
by Michael Rossmann, SJ | Sep 8, 2014 | Pop Culture ~ Approx. 3 mins
Just as Dorothy discovered in the land of Oz that life is bigger than her backyard, through travel around the world – or sometimes just to a different part of the city – we, too, find that people do things differently – sometimes in strange (to us),...
by Keith Maczkiewicz, SJ | Sep 4, 2014 | Blogs ~ Approx. 3 mins
My brother stood in front of the curtain and told the crowd before him that this moment was a miracle he had long hoped for. Miracle?, I thought to myself. I had my doubts. Over the years, in some mysterious ways, I’ve grown apart from my family. I’ve found that my...
by Jason Welle | Sep 1, 2014 | Education, Uncategorized ~ Approx. 8 mins
In just a few days, the US News & World Report’s annual Best Colleges Rankings will be released for 2015. The Best Colleges rankings may be the best known and most read ranking of all the colleges and universities in the United States, and a college’s high ranking...
by Jason Downer, SJ | Aug 29, 2014 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 2min
When Harold Ramis died earlier this year, a few of us Jesuit Scholastics got together to honor him be rewatching Ghostbusters. We laughed, we cried, it was the emotional roller coaster of the year. Now, this Labor Day weekend, in celebration of its 30th anniversary,...
by Jeff Sullivan, SJ | Aug 27, 2014 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 2 mins
National Public Radio (NPR) has spent the summer producing a series of short interviews and podcasts exploring how the shift in masculine and feminine roles and identity over the last 50 years has impacted America’s men. Entitled “Men in America,” this series includes...
by Brendan Busse, SJ | Aug 26, 2014 | Blogs ~ Approx. 4 mins
If there is any compliment worthy of Robin Williams’ career as an actor it might be that his death was a reminder of how familiar he felt to us. He portrayed characters we came to love with such authenticity that we began to believe we knew him well. I was saddened by...
by Alex Placke | Aug 25, 2014 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 2min
Beginning on August 21st the cable network FXX began the longest continuous television marathon in history — #EverySimpsonsEver. #EverySimpsonsEver pic.twitter.com/iqXeNwTlyu — Every.Simpsons.Ever (@EverySimpsons) August 24, 2014 The Simpsons is the...
