by Vinny Marchionni, SJ | Oct 24, 2013 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 1 min
No, not that Bartman. I mean Steve Bartman, the unfortunate diehard Chicago Cubs fan in the wrong place at the wrong time. Ten years ago his Cubbies were just five outs away from their first World Series appearance since 1945. A routine pop-up popped off the bat of...
by Louie Hotop, SJ | Oct 23, 2013 | TJPodcast ~ Approx. 1 min
Pumpkins and apples and worn woolen mittens, cinnamon broom sticks and warm sweatered kittens: These are a few of our favorite (autumnal) things. We, David and Louie, would like to share with you our thoughts on our favorite season, Fall. Join us in this TJPodcast as...
by Jake Martin, SJ | Oct 22, 2013 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 1min
Every Jesuit has a “thing”: social justice, academia, baking bread, you name it, we do it. That’s the Jesuit “thing,” we are everywhere you can find God…which is pretty much…well…everywhere. So because every Jesuit needs a “thing”…well besides Jesus, of course, my...
by Perry Petrich, SJ | Oct 18, 2013 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 2min
Jeff Buckley 1966 to 855-weeks-ago Thursday Mr. Buckley could express doubt with the best of them. And not that annoying, middle-school girl, ‘does he like me or not,’ indecisive crap. No, the real kind where you make risk commitment even though you know you could...
by Nathaniel Romano, SJ | Oct 16, 2013 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 2min
There must be something in the air. Following closely on Pope Francis’s recent interviews, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia has given quite the fascinating interview himself. Covering a wide range of issues – including personal ones – it gives us a...
by Louie Hotop, SJ | Oct 16, 2013 | TJPodcast ~ Approx. 1 min
Louie spent his last summer in Siberia. Yes, Siberia – that land in Russia, East of the Ural Mountains, which during the summer has surprisingly less snow and bears than one might think. In this podcast he reflects on some of the cultural and linguistic mistakes...
by Brendan Busse, SJ | Oct 15, 2013 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 5 mins
Originalmente en Inglés, traducido por Manuel Carrasco García-Moreno. Compré mi primer paquete de cigarrillos en una tienda de donas 24-horas. Era menor de edad, pero tan tarde por la noche, que la única persona en la tienda era el tipo que estaba preparando la masa...
by Brendan Busse, SJ | Oct 15, 2013 | Blogs ~ Approx. 4 mins
I bought my first pack of cigarettes from a 24-hour donut shop. I was under age but late at night, when the only person there was the guy mixing dough for the next morning, basically anyone as tall as the counter could buy a pack of cigarettes. I bought a pack of...
by Jeremy Zipple, SJ | Oct 15, 2013 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 5 mins
I’ll cut straight to the chase: The PBS/Frontline documentary Two American Families is bleak, so bleak it may make you lose all hope in the long-term viability of the American middle class. It is also stunningly thought provoking, and if I were you I’d not...
by Ken Homan, SJ | Oct 11, 2013 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 6 mins
During my sophomore year of college, my resident advisor Nate Tye had an uncanny ability to find leftover Chipotle from catered events on campus. Suitcases of burritos! Few things make a college male happier. I do love burritos. But as a socially-minded person, there...
