by Jayme Stayer, SJ | Jun 23, 2014 | Spirituality ~ Approx. 11 mins
Tristan Xavier Stayer—the dumpiest, doofiest, dim-wittedest, and dearest basset hound that there ever was—passed away this week. Or, to be straightforward, I should say we killed him. My brother, sister-in-law, and I. Not in cold blood, of course. He was thirteen...
by The Jesuit Post | Jun 21, 2014 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 2min
Look, if you’re one of our regular readers, you know that The Jesuit Post is awesome1 – but now we’ve got proof. Last night in Charlotte, the Catholic Press Association gave out their annual awards, and TJP took home three firsts, plus an honorable...
by Nathaniel Romano, SJ | Jun 20, 2014 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 2 mins
The 2014 Electronic Entertainment Expo, the famed and fabulous “E3,” met last weekend. Amidst the festivities and frivolities, controversy emerged. The issue in question was the continuing deafness of some major game companies to the fact that women play video games...
by Garrett Gundlach, SJ | Jun 19, 2014 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 3 mins
So I finally put my finger on what – or who – was missing from my Happy Hour crew. Gordon Bombay. Setting aside this 90’s themed disappointment, what I mean to say is that discipline has fallen out of style. Whether the topic is running, healthy eating,...
by Keith Maczkiewicz, SJ | Jun 17, 2014 | Blogs ~ Approx. 3 mins
Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue was never meant to be heard as background music for an instructional video on what to do in the event of an emergency water landing. Still, I discovered it there last week as I flew on a United Airlines flight to El Salvador with a...
by Ryan Duns, SJ | Jun 12, 2014 | Sports ~ Approx. 6 mins
Almost six weeks after being recorded making racist and offensive remarks to his girlfriend, Donald Sterling is still in the news. It is, of course, newsworthy that a figure of Sterling’s stature has been publicly exposed as a racist. Combined with the voracious...
by Danny Gustafson, SJ | Jun 12, 2014 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 2 mins
Good news everyone! Cesar Chavez is running for Congress! Now, before you get too excited, I should probably mention a few things. First of all, the Cesar Chavez you’re probably thinking of passed away in 1993, and so is no longer allowed to participate in the...
by Jack McLain, SJ | Jun 10, 2014 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 3 mins
Indiana Jones. The Godfather. Harry Potter. The Lord of the Rings. Star Wars. These are stories that, no matter the genre, are iconic in their scope and breadth, spawning commercial and critical success. Such franchises are found, too, amongst video games. Mario....
by Brian Strassburger, SJ | Jun 9, 2014 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 7 mins
Don’t you hate the Yankees!?! They’ve paid for won more World Series than any other team in the major leagues. Or what about the Red Sox? Those big-spending, beard-growing, World Series-winning jerks! Do you hate the Miami Heat for their back-to-back...
by Vinny Marchionni, SJ | Jun 5, 2014 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 2min
You know who’s bad? Like really bad? I’m talking badder than George Thorogood and Michael Jackson combined. I’m talking… Tank Man. On June 5, 1989, the morning after the infamous crackdown/massacre in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square, tanks rumbled through the city in...
