by Sam Sawyer, SJ | Jul 31, 2014 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 2min
Around the online and social media world of Jesuit and Ignatian folks, we’re all celebrating the feast of St. Ignatius today. And yes, we know it’s also Harry Potter’s birthday, so we’re celebrating that as well: There are plenty more of these...
by John Guyol, SJ | Jul 30, 2014 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 2 mins
It is tough to meet a person who has not heard Pharrell William’s recent song “Happy.” Debuting on Billboard 100 in January of 2014, “Happy” took the well-trod path of hit songs. It quickly climbed to the top of the charts. Radio stations began to play it on a...
by Jeff Sullivan, SJ | Jul 29, 2014 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 2 mins
It’s summer vacation and you know what that means… Softball? Uh, maybe… Hot Dogs? Only if it is vegan or farm raised pig/cow/poultry…hey wait, what goes into hot dogs anyways? Swimming? Meh. The sand is too hot and the water is too cold. Summer is the time...
by Brian Strassburger, SJ | Jul 28, 2014 | Pop Culture, Spirituality ~ Approx. 8 mins
I can’t deny it any longer. The calendar has turned, as it always does, with its cold, calculated predictability. I have reached a new milestone in my life: earlier this month, I turned 30. For years, I have been vocally denying the unavoidable truth that this moment...
by Garrett Gundlach, SJ | Jul 27, 2014 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 2 mins
Parody is everywhere, whether Miranda Sings’s “Starships”, The Flight of the Conchords’s hilarious “Inner City Pressure”, a “Gangnam Style” Star Wars GIF, Lonely Island’s industry parody “I’m on a Boat” or The Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF)’s brilliant 2012 “Les...
by Keith Maczkiewicz, SJ | Jul 24, 2014 | Blogs ~ Approx. 3 mins
It’s 3:00 a.m. and I am wide awake. Huge claps of thunder follow closely on what must be thousands of lightning strikes outside my window. I hate storms like these and, since I didn’t get to sleep before it started, I’ll be awake until after it ends. I try all...
by Ben Anderson | Jul 24, 2014 | In the News, Justice ~ Approx. 2 mins
Sorrow, questions, and press conferences followed the eruption of shootings in Chicago these past weeks. The violence peaked at 82 shootings and 14 fatalities alone over the 4th of July holiday weekend (See this site for yearly totals and maps). The Chicago Tribune...
by Jason Downer, SJ | Jul 18, 2014 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 2 mins
You might remember Patton Oswalt from such movies as “Ratatouille” or TV shows like “King of Queens” or his hilariously geeky improv on “Parks and Rec”. Mr. Oswalt may not be a household name, but he does have a dedicated following on Facebook and Twitter. Oswald...
by Brendan Busse, SJ | Jul 17, 2014 | Blogs, Education ~ Approx. 6 mins
I’ve spent the past two years living and working in Jesuit higher education. In that time I’ve returned again and again to a simple question: What are we doing here, and why? I think it’s a question worth asking – in education and in life – and...
by The Jesuit Post | Jul 17, 2014 | In the News, Sports ~ Approx. 11 mins
As nearly any basketball fan or sentient being knows by now, LeBron James announced that he is “coming home” to play for the Cleveland Cavaliers. Three Jesuit sports fans sat down at The Jesuit Post headquarters to talk about the decision–or, rather, “the...
