by Vinny Marchionni, SJ | Apr 10, 2014 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 2min
People occasionally forgive, but nature never does. No, the quote is not a quick one-liner from a Steven Seagal movie. That was Pope Francis to the president of Ecuador one year ago, and his remarks tip his hand for a forthcoming document that will address humanity’s...
by Tony Homsy, SJ | Apr 8, 2014 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 6 mins
Editor’s Note: Jason Welle’s post from 7 April “A Brave Soul; A Relentless Spirit” which includes an email from a member of Fr. Frans’s community can be read here. When I woke up Monday morning, I went directly to check my emails, all the...
by Eric Immel, SJ | Apr 8, 2014 | Blogs ~ Approx. 4 mins
The first time a friend came out to me I was shopping for a Campbell’s Soup Can costume at a Target in St. Louis. As I searched for a means to disguise myself as comfort food he chose to reveal part of his true self to me. It might have been the environment or...
by Jason Welle | Apr 7, 2014 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 2 mins
Editor’s Note: Tony Homsy, a friend of Fr. Frans, posted his reflections on Fr. Frans on 8 April and is available here. Author’s note: Below is the email the Jesuit community in Berkeley received this morning from our Fady Chidiac, a Lebanese Jesuit currently in...
by Ken Homan, SJ | Apr 7, 2014 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 6 mins
The NCAA tournament has just come to an end. I bet you didn’t watch a single minute. Hundreds of young men endured physical pain, and poured sweat, blood and tears into thousands upon thousands of hours of work – and you didn’t know we were in the middle of it. “What...
by Eric Sundrup, SJ | Apr 5, 2014 | Exclude from RSS ~ Approx. 1min
I’ve gotten a few confused emails recently about the various Dominican posts that are now part of TJP. With so many Jesuits in one place, you’re bound to get some mischief, especially on April 1st. Fear not, it wasn’t a real hostile take-over. Our...
by Nathaniel Romano, SJ | Apr 4, 2014 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 3 mins
Just as March Madness was gearing up, a regional director of the National Labor Relations Board in Chicago issued a relatively routine decision allowing a group of employees to unionize. This caused quite an uproar. What was so outrageous about it? Well, the...
by The Jesuit Post | Apr 4, 2014 | Jesuit Madness 2014 ~ Approx. 2min
Check out the complete #JesuitMadness Bracket. Follow us via @TheJesuitPost for updates and news. Voting closes at midnight EDT April 5 This poll is no longer accepting votesAnonymous VoteSign in with WordpressWhich Jesuit Saint should be crowned King of Jesuit...
by Eric Ramirez, SJ | Apr 3, 2014 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 5 mins
If you’re on the academic calendar like me, you’re looking at your daily to-do list and quaking. There is so much to get done before the end of the semester and seemingly no time to do it. I’m being ordained a deacon after Easter, so that adds another series of tasks...
by Eric Sundrup, SJ | Apr 3, 2014 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 1 min
You may not immediately know the name Tom Shadyac, but I bet you’d recognize a number of movies that he’s directed (Ace Ventura, anyone?). So why exactly did he choose to give away most of his fortune and move into a mobile home? Shadyac says in his...
