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...
by Quentin Dupont, SJ | Aug 12, 2013 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 10 mins
I know it’s gauche to start a column by suggesting a variant title (as it is to start with the most selfish letter in the English alphabet, I suppose), but… but, if I’d written about the immortal Mr. Dimon this past spring I definitely would have pushed my editors to...
by Perry Petrich, SJ | Aug 9, 2013 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 2 mins
Peter Appleyard 1928 to three-weeks-ago Thursday Frank Sinatra and Ella Fitzgerald, Miles Davis and Tony Bennett, Diana Krall and Benny Goodman: who didn’t Pete play with? You won’t believe how that career got started: “He got his first break when he was approached...
by Nathaniel Romano, SJ | Aug 8, 2013 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 2min
It might be hard to believe, but August is upon us. The high points of summer — Memorial Day, the Fourth of July, St. Ignatius Day, the family reunion where everyone was forced to wear matching t-shirts and pretend to love it — are all behind us. Labor...
by Quang Tran, SJ | Aug 7, 2013 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 2 mins
What’s your fantasy life like? Does it look something like this: Lets go crazy, crazy, crazy till we see the sun. I know we’ve only met but let’s pretend it’s love. And never, never, never stop for anyone. Tonight let’s get some. -One...
by Joe Simmons, SJ | Aug 6, 2013 | Blogs ~ Approx. 3 mins
Four hours – eternity for a child – north of Milwaukee, my grandparents’ cottage was a place out of sync with ‘real’ life: a refuge of lazy afternoons catching crawfish and picking wild raspberries that dotted the lakeshore. Arms streaked Koolaid-red were made clean...
by Tim O'Brien, SJ | Aug 6, 2013 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 2 mins
When talking with Krista Tippett on American Public Media’s “On Being,” Marie Howe – the current New York State poet – balked at the suggestion that she was a religious poet: Ms. Tippett: Some people I know have called you a religious poet. Ms. Howe: Oh, that’s...
by Nathaniel Romano, SJ | Aug 5, 2013 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 9 mins
Perhaps the single greatest social hazard for a lawyer is the lurking threat of the anecdote.1 Imagine it, someone with whom you are sharing, say, a classic Old Fashioned,2 has discovered you are a lawyer. He decides to break the ice by regaling you with the story...
by The Jesuit Post | Aug 4, 2013 | MAG+S & WYD ~ Approx. 1 min
Biggest. Catholic. Beach. Party. Ever. WYD was a whirlwind. Many evenings after the press conferences (and sometimes over a few caipirinhas), we had a chance to chat with other people working to cover WYD. Those conversations made us realize how much we enjoyed the...
