by Brendan Busse, SJ | Oct 15, 2014 | Justice, Spirituality ~ Approx. 2min
Here in Madrid I take a twenty minute walk to mass every Sunday. Directly in my path is the hospital. Her hospital. The one with the ‘Ebola Nurse’. The local papers run several front page stories about her every day. A bank of cameras and news vans huddle permanently...
by Eric Immel, SJ | Oct 14, 2014 | Blogs ~ Approx. 4 mins
On Sunday, September 27th, 2014, at 3:26 PM, while boarding a northbound red line train at the Belmont stop in Chicago, I was booed (in chorus) by a car full of tired, angry people. I have my character flaws, but it’s not often that the general public turns on me....
by Jason Welle | Oct 13, 2014 | Humor, Pop Culture ~ Approx. 3 mins
Over at Commonweal Cathleen Kaveny has a great piece about the Church in the 1970s. Plenty of people lament that decade as the “silly season,” as she calls it, replete with “sharing, caring, and felt banners.” About the musical revolution of the time, she tells us: “I...
by Keith Maczkiewicz, SJ | Oct 7, 2014 | Blogs ~ Approx. 3 mins
“Oh, and I think I want to get a confessor.” Even as the words poured forth from my mouth, they didn’t seem real, or rather, they didn’t seem really me. My spiritual director, a wise and caring nun sat across from me with her hands in her lap,...
by Brian Strassburger, SJ | Oct 6, 2014 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 9 mins
What happened to the gym? It used to be the popular place for workouts and exercise. The combination of cardio equipment and weights served people of a variety of backgrounds and fitness levels. It filled up in early January with people trying to start the new year...
by Brendan Busse, SJ | Sep 30, 2014 | Blogs ~ Approx. 4 mins
My memory stinks. It’s incredible how little content I actually remember from my own schooling. As a teacher this both frustrated me and liberated me from the ego-driven worry that my students would receive, savor, and treasure every last pearl that dropped from...
by Ken Homan, SJ | Sep 29, 2014 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 6 mins
For the past several months, I have received an avalanche of emails from several environmental organizations. They all had one goal – to get as many people involved in the People’s Climate March as they possibly could. I admit: I had some doubts and trepidations. I...
by Nathaniel Romano, SJ | Sep 25, 2014 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 7 mins
September is a month of transitions. Summer is over, but not quite. Seasons are changing; days are equally crisp and cool, warm and muggy. Winter is coming, but pumpkin spices keep it at bay for another few weeks.1 Labor Day traditionally marks the “unofficial” end to...
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...
