by Vinny Marchionni, SJ | Jul 2, 2013 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 1min
Get your TiVo, DVR, and VCR ready for September 27, 2013. On that night, we will all sit at the edge of our sofas and dig our nails into the upholstery at the prospect that someone might win $50,000 by playing a game of higher/lower and sliding a chip down a board....
by Nathaniel Romano, SJ | Jul 1, 2013 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 4 mins
Well, it’s that time of year again, when the Supreme Court goes all Hollywood on us and unleashes a slew of summer blockbusters. Voting rights, affirmative action, criminal law, and, of course, the Tom Cruise/Will Smith-sized cases on gay marriage. The decisions are...
by Eric Sundrup, SJ | Jul 1, 2013 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 1 min
In this episode, we Ask Iggy about Jesuit conspiracy theories. Iggy seemed a little shocked to hear that the Jesuits were responsible for sinking the Titanic. We’re wondering what he’ll think when he hears about that secret military base in North Korea?...
by The Jesuit Post | Jun 30, 2013 | Week in Review ~ Approx. 3 mins
Last week, TJP did something for the first time — we published an editorial, DOMA and the Cost of Denunciation, reflecting on the recent Supreme Court decisions and calling for a dialogue that avoids reducing the Church to the role of being merely a political...
by Perry Petrich, SJ | Jun 28, 2013 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 1min
Alan Myers 1955 to Monday Myers played drums for the coolest thing ever to come out of the city of Akron, OH (a certain forward from the Miami Heat excepted): DEVO! He leaves behind this immortal video: Bill O’Hagan 1945 to six-weeks-ago Wednesday What could...
by The Jesuit Post | Jun 27, 2013 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 3 mins
This week, as the Supreme Court decisions about DOMA and California’s Proposition 8 were handed down, we watched two very different reactions develop, in face-to-face conversations, official statements, and especially over social media. Among many of our friends — gay...
by Jay Hooks | Jun 26, 2013 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 1min
Advertising traffics in values. Ads beam us with logos, perfect faces, catchy tunes, and promises, all so that we’ll value their product. And with the average global marketing expenditures at several hundred billion dollars a year, you can tell they want to make a...
by John Shea, SJ | Jun 25, 2013 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 2min
On Tuesday, Obama unveiled his plan to confront global climate change at Georgetown University. Interestingly, in his pre-announcement video, he highlights the need for all American “citizens to do our part to preserve God’s creation for future generations.”...
by The Jesuit Post | Jun 22, 2013 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 1min
Not wanting to fall behind professional cyclists in the public confession craze, the staff of TJP needs to get something off our chest. We are publically admitting that Jesuits have been prayer-doping for years. In fact, the scandal stretches back to the foundations...
by Tim O'Brien, SJ | Jun 21, 2013 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 3 mins
Housed at the University of Southern California, the Institute for Advanced Catholic Study (IFACS) is led by Rev. James Heft, a Marianist priest. Before moving to USC in 2006, Fr. Heft was a professor and administrator at the University of Dayton. This...
