Citando al Papa y perdiendo el punto

Citando al Papa y perdiendo el punto

Originalmente escrito en ingles y traducido por Juan Pablo Marrufo del Toro, SJ El New York Times publicó el encabezado mas obvio – el Papa hablando de un lobby gay – perdiendo la oportunidad de publicar: “El Papa dice que no hay que preocuparse ya de la inquisición.”...
How Long is Too Long?

How Long is Too Long?

Late last month I carefully packed up and drove all my belongings (too many, I worry) from Chicago to my new assignment in New England.  I planned to drive by myself, rocking out to the various playlists on my iPod and making some hands-free phone calls en route....
Worth Reading: When the Beautiful Game Turns Ugly

Worth Reading: When the Beautiful Game Turns Ugly

You might have missed it because you’re not a sports fan generally.  Or you might have missed it because when you see headlines about soccer, your mind reads, “dflsjafdsahijfdsajldfsan.”  Regardless of the reason, there’s a good chance you missed Wright Thompson’s...
The Changing Face of America

The Changing Face of America

Chili dogs and cheese nachos, sports jerseys and, well, sports.  It’s game night, and nothing says America like game night.  Despite our differences and warring team loyalties, united we rise, eyes fixed on the flag with hands over hearts. O say can you see, by the...
Citando al Papa y perdiendo el punto

Quoting the Pope and Missing the Point

The New York Times went for the obvious headline — about the Pope talking about a “gay lobby” — and missed the chance to run this one: “Pope Says Don’t Worry About the Inquisition.” Confused? Let me explain. A Pope who’s very comfortable going off-script and...
Superheroes, Saints and Sinners, Part III

Superheroes, Saints and Sinners, Part III

It should not surprise regular readers that I am pretty stoked to see the new Superman movie, Man of Steel, in theaters now. However, I have a lingering fear that a  whole spate of comments on how Superman somehow embodies elements of the Christ narrative will follow...
Weeks in Review — May 27 – June 16, 2013

Weeks in Review — May 27 – June 16, 2013

Please join all of us here at TJP in thanking God for our sixteen Jesuit brothers, newly ordained to the priesthood over the last two weeks. Among them are a few familiar names from our pages: essayists Peter Folan and Jayme Stayer, and our own editor-in-chief, Paddy...
You Can’t Take It With You: Controversy Edition

You Can’t Take It With You: Controversy Edition

Andrew Greeley 1928 to last Thursday “Andrew Greeley, Priest; Wrote Steamy Novels” was how Chicago’s most famous presbyter feared his obituary would be headlined.  And why not?  He did write, in his much-reprinted 1982 novel The Cardinal Sins, “His touch was gentle...
We Are Not Barbarians

We Are Not Barbarians

[As] for [Polyneices],the proclamation in the state declareshe’ll have no burial mound, no funeral rites,and no lament. He’ll be left unburied,his body there for birds and dogs to eat,a clear reminder of his shameful fate. This is part of King Creon’s demand in...
Drugs, Music and Reconciliation

Drugs, Music and Reconciliation

Tell me about your iTunes playlists, and I’ll tell you who you are. This isn’t exactly how the original saying goes, but there is some truth to it. Music says a lot about those who consume it. My playlists, for instance, will tell you EXACTLY when I graduated high...