by Nathaniel Romano, SJ | Aug 21, 2013 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 3 mins
What kind of conversations are you having as summer comes to an end? Are you still meandering through a popsicle backlog, or on a campus somewhere bristling with new and returning students? Are you talking about hitting a back-to-school and fall sale, or just getting...
by Jason Welle | Aug 20, 2013 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 2min
It’s the end of summer, and while American college freshmen may be celebrating high school graduation and, many of them, getting ready to move into the dorms, just a few months ago many of them were probably sweating through their final exams. But students here may...
by Joe Wotawa | Aug 19, 2013 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 8 mins
I closed the door of an empty room and marked a “C” next to its number on the list. The staff of the retirement home did their best to make the building comfortable, but still had to contend with the need to keep furnishings easy to maintain and clean. The...
by Quang Tran, SJ | Aug 19, 2013 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 2min
Ashton Kutcher managed to pass on three lessons he learned as “Chris,” his name and life before stardom, over screeching adolescents at Teen Choice Awards: 1. Opportunity: “…I have never had a job in my life that I was better than.” 2. Being sexy: “The sexiest...
by The Jesuit Post | Aug 18, 2013 | Week in Review ~ Approx. 2min
Summertime scatters the staff of TJP to the winds, and these last few weeks have been no exception. In addition to commemorating the feast of St. Ignatius (with the Pope), we’ve been covering World Youth Day in Brazil, going on retreats back home, and traveling all...
by Vinny Marchionni, SJ | Aug 15, 2013 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 1min
Happy first day of school! I always loved going back to school because I had a chance to reconnect with friends and share my summer adventures. Granted, these adventures typically included the Jersey Shore, Wawa, and a lot of MTV and ESPN, but that was enough for me....
by Ryan Duns, SJ | Aug 14, 2013 | Education ~ Approx. 10 mins
My friend Bobby will start his first teaching job in about a month. On numerous occasions this summer, we’ve chatted about what I considered my “best practices” for a teacher and I have, below, tried to assemble a bag of tricks for a first-year...
by Jeff Sullivan, SJ | Aug 14, 2013 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 1min
Let’s face it: The Church of the 70s, 80s, 90s and today has gotten soft. Hardcore nuns swapped their swag of intimidation for pants suits, the way of the cross replaced by felt banners and Battle Hymns of Christian glory such as Lift High the Cross were ditched in...
by Matt Spotts, SJ | Aug 13, 2013 | Papal Election ~ Approx. 2 mins
It’s not uncommon for my various social newsfeeds to look like an avalanche of news about Pope Francis; it’s an occupational hazard of (i) being a Jesuit and (ii) knowing a lot of Catholics. However, Stephan Marche’s (brief) article “It’s Time To Admit It: Pope...
by Keith Maczkiewicz, SJ | Aug 12, 2013 | Blogs ~ Approx. 3 mins
Sister Joyce sat across from me in a simple, bare room at the retreat house by the sea wearing a borrowed coat to shield her from the sudden ocean breezes. Her eyes were closed for several long moments as she took in what I had just shared with her. I’d been meeting...
