by Chris Schroeder, SJ | Jun 3, 2013 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 1 min
We all know that God wrote the Bible. What this tumblr presupposes is… maybe Wes Anderson did? And before the letters start pouring in: yes, I know that Catholic teaching doesn’t say that God wrote (you know, pen to paper) the Bible. But you try to come up with a...
by Perry Petrich, SJ | May 30, 2013 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 2min
Ray Manzareck 1939 to last Monday You could say that Mr. Manzarek finally broke on through to the other side. The Chicago-born ‘Doors’ keyboardist earned his fame playing organ licks behind the sultry moans and wild life of the all-too-soon departed Jim...
by Tim O'Brien, SJ | May 29, 2013 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 2 mins
Once upon a time, many of us were taught that there are three topics that are best avoided in polite company: religion, sex, and politics. And yet the fusion of the three has been seemingly unavoidable in recent years. This is especially visible in Christian Churches...
by Quang Tran, SJ | May 28, 2013 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 2 mins
Recently, Angelina Jolie published an op-ed in the New York Times disclosing her decision to undergo a double mastectomy. The procedure began on Feb. 2 of this year and finished in April. Her own mother died from breast cancer at 56, and just yesterday her aunt died...
by Joe Hoover, SJ | May 27, 2013 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 6 mins
For about nine years I trained for the priesthood in the Jesuits. During that time I noticed that all books and films about priests follow one of five basic story lines. They are about: 1. A priest struggling on behalf of the poor. 2. A priest questioning the...
by Tim O'Brien, SJ | May 27, 2013 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 1min
Today is Memorial Day across the United States, a holiday welcomed for a host of different reasons. Likely the most common is that it marks the unofficial start to the summer season. A close second might be the much-anticipated Indianapolis 500, always run on this...
by The Jesuit Post | May 26, 2013 | Week in Review ~ Approx. 3 mins
As we head into the summer, it’s time to run down the last month at TJP. (Yes, we know — it’s been a whole month! What can we say? Most of us here are grad students of one sort or another, and it’s been exam season.) But other milestones than exams...
by Keith Maczkiewicz, SJ | May 23, 2013 | Blogs ~ Approx. 3 mins
The message arrived unexpectedly in my Facebook inbox, dealing with an even more unexpected subject: Church law. It was from a high school classmate of mine, someone with whom I haven’t spoken with in a dozen years. (When I wrote and asked her if I could tell this...
by Vinny Marchionni, SJ | May 23, 2013 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 2min
Throwback Thursday knows that it’s so hard to say goodbye. Earlier this month, we bade farewell to the employees of the Scranton branch of Dunder Mifflin, employees we saw fall in love and out of love with each other, employees we saw at their best and at their most...
by Quang Tran, SJ | May 21, 2013 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 1min
We must not believe the Evil One when he tells us that there is nothing we can do in the face of violence, injustice and sin. — Pope Francis (@Pontifex) March 24, 2013 Pope Francis does not shy away from talking about the devil, and people have started to notice....
