by The Jesuit Post | May 19, 2013 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 2min
So, this happened yesterday:1 That’s right, 10,000 fans of TJP on Facebook. Well, actually, as of posting this, 10,008. And if you’re keeping track: 3,813 Twitter followers and about 25,000 people a month (our best guess) reading something here at TJP. Not...
by Vinny Marchionni, SJ | May 16, 2013 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 1min
Today’s Throwback Thursday reminds us that cramped and unsafe working conditions, government patronage, threats against employees, cheap labor, and desperate workers were just as commonplace in the West as they are Bangladesh. While we have seen some good news coming...
by Brendan Busse, SJ | May 15, 2013 | Blogs ~ Approx. 4 mins
It just happened. I had nothing to do with it and there it was. Life just showed up. It does so from time to time. This Easter it showed up for me on a spring break immersion trip I made with a group of Seattle University students. When people ask what I did for the...
by Paul Lickteig, SJ | May 14, 2013 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 1min
All of the photos in this post were taken by Mark Laita, and are part of his project “Created Equal.” No doubt these images stand on their own, even without an intro, or comments, or whatever other clutter we might want to throw in. Still, some more words. What...
by Nathaniel Romano, SJ | May 13, 2013 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 12 mins
Somewhere, somehow, we began talking of law as “Justice.” The government’s lawyers work at the Department of Justice. Law enforcement is part of the “criminal justice” system. We talk of courts “doing justice.” The Supreme Court speaks of “traditional notions of...
by Jason Welle | May 13, 2013 | MAG+S & WYD ~ Approx. 2min
There’s an inflight magazine – the kind you find in the seat back pocket that already has the Sudoku finished when you get it – with a monthly feature called Three Perfect Days. It’s all about how to get the most out of a long weekend mini-vacation. Do you ever get to...
by Tim O'Brien, SJ | May 12, 2013 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 2 mins
“Thank you” is a magical phrase. That’s one lesson (of many) my mother taught me when I was growing up. But, mom? I have to break it to you: there are times when “thank you” just will not do. There are moments where these words – repeated...
by Perry Petrich, SJ | May 10, 2013 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 2min
Chris Kelly 1978 to last Wednesday The New York Times summarizes the 1990s sensation of Kris Kross who, this week, lost their Mac Daddy half: “A pair of moppets with braided hair who wore their clothes backward, the kid duo Kris Kross was one of the unlikely music...
by Vinny Marchionni, SJ | May 9, 2013 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 5 mins
My favorite music genre is classic rock and metal. When I arrived at Saint Louis University three years ago, I was proud that my iTunes was full of “real music,” music that had stood the test of time and did not bend in the breeze of pop culture. I did not expect the...
by Joe Simmons, SJ | May 9, 2013 | Blogs ~ Approx. 5 mins
A few weeks ago I got a glimpse of the pride – and protectiveness – I think a parent might feel for her child. And it felt awesome. It happened because we were rolling out the first-ever Kairos retreat for the seniors at our Jesuit high school. But before I get ahead...
