by Sam Sawyer, SJ | Jul 12, 2013 | MAG+S & WYD ~ Approx. 3 mins
If you follow The Jesuit Post, you’ve seen us talking for a while now about our partnership this summer with the U.S. Jesuit Conference to cover Magis and World Youth Day in Rio de Janeiro. Well, we’re here now — to the right, you can see our crew on top of Sugarloaf,...
by Brendan Busse, SJ | Jul 12, 2013 | Blogs ~ Approx. 5 mins
I prefer living in houses older than I am. They demand creativity, adaptability, real freedom – not doing what you want but rather what you ought, doing what makes sense. Old houses foster the wisdom of practical intelligence, the art of putting a chair in the...
by Paddy Gilger, SJ | Jul 11, 2013 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 1min
Earlier this week BuzzFeed1 published its 13,752nd story in list form, officially making it the proof positive that the internet is actually, wholly and entirely, intended for procrastination. But that’s a story for another time. The story for today is that...
by Jason Welle | Jul 10, 2013 | Papal Election ~ Approx. 2 mins
Some exciting news to come from the Vatican: the pope invited the homeless over for lunch. Yes, amidst the opulence that is the Vatican, the bishop of Rome had opened his doors to over 200 of Rome’s homeless residents. Recognizing the solidarity of Christians with the...
by John Shea, SJ | Jul 10, 2013 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 3 mins
I love Doctor Who. No, really, there’s a 74% chance that I’d be on my knees worshipping a Time Lord in Gallifrey’s Panopticon if I had access to a TARDIS and wasn’t studying to be a Catholic priest. Lacking a TARDIS (…and believing in the Nicene...
by Michael Rossmann, SJ | Jul 8, 2013 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 5 mins
At one point in college, I seemed to be going on a retreat every other weekend. It got so bad that my brother had to stage a faux-intervention. “Michael, don’t you need a retreat from retreats?” he asked. Fair question. What my brother was saying – in as...
by James Martin, SJ | Jul 6, 2013 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 1min
James Martin writes about the dual announcement at America Magazine: Today’s announcement by Pope Francis of the canonization of Blessed John Paul II was not a surprise. From the time of his death in 2005, when crowds shouted “Santo Subito!” in St....
by Sam Sawyer, SJ | Jul 5, 2013 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 3 mins
Today, in addition to announcing that Popes John XXIII and John Paul II would both be canonized, the Vatican released Pope Francis’s first encylical letter, Lumen Fidei (“The Light of Faith”). This encyclical was largely drafted by Benedict XVI before his resignation,...
by Vinny Marchionni, SJ | Jul 4, 2013 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 1min
Toby Keith doesn’t blare from my speakers that often (read: never), and I definitely had that phase in high school and college devoted to focusing on America’s faults. But today, of all days, I’ll say it: America is pretty awesome. And free. And it’s not because we’re...
by Joe Simmons, SJ | Jul 4, 2013 | Blogs ~ Approx. 6 mins
The wall of our house chapel is only two short steps from the “interesting” neighborhood outside, and rough words from rough conversations often float in at just the right moments. An “oh hell no” during long homilies sends my wide eyes searching for comedic...
