by Jason Welle | Dec 11, 2013 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 3 mins
Originalmente en Inglés, traducido por Manuel Carrasco García-Moreno Una escuela católica femenina ha iniciado una nueva campaña publicitaria, posicionándose en contra de la “Cultura de la Princesa”. La campaña es novedosa, pero el mensaje de fondo está profundamente...
by Michael Rozier, SJ | Dec 9, 2013 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 6 mins
The landscape of American health care is shifting beneath our feet. And if anyone pretends to know where it is going, they’re fooling themselves. Private insurers thought they would make out well, but the low enrollment on health exchanges puts them at risk. ...
by Nathaniel Romano, SJ | Dec 9, 2013 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 2 mins
At dinner a few nights ago, a member of my community asked, quite innocently, if I enjoyed watching various “Judge” shows on television. You know the type: small disputes resolved by individuals in various states of celebrity for the entertainment of all, shows like...
by Mario Powell, SJ | Dec 6, 2013 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 7 mins
The act of naming and being named is a powerful tool of identification and power. It seems obvious now, as we mourn him, that much of the world names Nelson Mandela a secular saint, that we name him reconciler, peacemaker; father of a nation. Less obvious, which is...
by Jason Welle | Dec 6, 2013 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 3 mins
Happy Feast of St. Nicholas! Today, Christianity celebrates the feast of St. Nicholas. You know of the guy: jolly old St. Nick, original inspiration for that northern merrymaker, Santa Claus. Of course, this St. Nick is a guy with a real history and a story to tell in...
by John Shea, SJ | Dec 6, 2013 | TJPodcast ~ Approx. 1 min
Happy St. Nicholas Day! The staff at TJP messed about with the laws of physics to record this special interview, asking, “WHO is St. Nick?” After all, WHO can keep track of his many different names (Santa Claus, Kris Kringle, Papa Noel, etc)? It’s as if he...
by Vinny Marchionni, SJ | Dec 5, 2013 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 2min
(Yawn) Oh, I’m sorry, were you talking to me about this year’s Heisman hopefuls? The running for the most-prestigious college football award with the most famous pose has been less a sprint and more a saunter this year. There is no runaway favorite, but considering...
by Keith Maczkiewicz, SJ | Dec 5, 2013 | Blogs ~ Approx. 3 mins
“Hola, clase!” my young and peppy Spanish professor said, sing-songy, as she darted into the classroom. As I scanned the room, what I saw surprised me: the wide, confused eyes of my classmates; paper schedules in hand; no one speaking with anyone. Could it...
by Garrett Gundlach, SJ | Dec 4, 2013 | TJPodcast ~ Approx. 1 min
What keeps me up at night? Well… many things. But most recently and most mysteriously, it’s the caffeinated drink of hospitality that I share with refugee families during home visits: the quintessential cup of sweetened coffee. Being a rare graduate student who...
by Matt Spotts, SJ | Dec 2, 2013 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 8 mins
Somewhere during the second year of a (reasonably successful) collegiate debate career, a teammate offered me the kind of blunt feedback that I still treasure out of that particular group of friends. At the time of this all-important talk, I was feeling like a champ...
