by John Shea, SJ | May 26, 2014 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 5 mins
“Are you sure about this?” I asked myself for thetenth time in the past five minutes. With two wooden planks strapped to my feet, doubts assailed me as I stared down an ice and snow-covered mountain strewn with large trees and boulders. What was I doing? We all like...
by Vinny Marchionni, SJ | May 22, 2014 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 2min
For about one month every four years, the world effectively shuts down. There is one topic of conversation, one thing on people’s minds, one sound from radio or TV heard in all shops: The World Cup. Many sites have been putting out resources to help us get prepared...
by Eric Sundrup, SJ | May 20, 2014 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 2 mins
This morning Jesuits around the world woke up to find a letter from Fr. General Adolfo Nicolás, SJ in their inboxes. Nicolás is the Superior General of the Society of Jesus and he has announced that at end of this year he will convoke General Congregation 36 which...
by Keith Maczkiewicz, SJ | May 20, 2014 | Blogs ~ Approx. 3 mins
My last post, #thatmomentwhen, was a story of one person’s experience of Resurrection. A good friend of mine from graduate school contacted me after reading it to share a wonderful story of her own. I asked her if I could share her email here and she agreed....
by Nathan O'Halloran, SJ | May 20, 2014 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 5 mins
I finished reading Elizabeth A. Johnson’s Ask the Beasts: Darwin and the God of Love the day before I went to see Darren Aronofsky’s Noah. I loved them both. My appreciation for Noah was heightened by Johnson’s reflections that were circulating through my mind. I...
by Paddy Gilger, SJ | May 20, 2014 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 3 mins
Four days ago marked the fortieth day since the martyrdom of Fr. Frans van der Lugt, SJ, who you will remember was killed in the Syrian city of Homs. Forty is a biblical number by all accounts, and biblical days ought to marked by something special. The fortieth day...
by Brendan Busse, SJ | May 13, 2014 | Blogs ~ Approx. 5 mins
My apologies for the headline. I’ve come to hate those ‘up-worthy’ internet burlesque artists who prey upon our need to know, our thirst for fulfillment, our fear of missing out, and our dis-ease with the slightest gap between us and the next big thing (Here’s a...
by Chris Schroeder, SJ | May 8, 2014 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 6 mins
Yes, Catholics should be more obedient to their bishops. For their own good, really. If they don’t, they will definitely pay the price. Blood pressure up yet? I suspect for some of us it will be. I have some friends and family, observant Catholics, who would try to...
by Vinny Marchionni, SJ | May 8, 2014 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 2min
The inspiration for this #tbt comes via Jason Welle, SJ who dug up this gem about the dangers of Dungeons and Dragons. In the 1980s, the popular role-playing game drew the ire of Christian folk fearful for the health and future of their children. Of course, as a jock...
by Matt Lieser | May 6, 2014 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 4 mins
“God writes straight with crooked lines.” I hate that saying, especially when my friend Kyle – the “King of Clichés” – uses it to offer me comfort. Usually in a real hot mess. Over the years this cliché has come to mind often. Each time it makes more sense, because my...
