by The Jesuit Post | Apr 28, 2013 | Week in Review ~ Approx. 3 mins
Looking over the last few weeks, one event stands out — with a large portion of the TJP staff residing in Boston, the Marathon bombing and its aftermath not only took up a week of our lives, but also occasioned quite a bit of coverage here on the site. Along with...
by Perry Petrich, SJ | Apr 26, 2013 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 2 mins
Andy Johns 1951 to two-weeks-ago Saturday Englishman Andy Johns spent a fateful summer on the French Riviera where he engineered the recording of the Rolling Stones’s classic Exile on Main Street. He – very indirectly – leaves behind this (bizarre?) Linda Ronstadt...
by Nathaniel Romano, SJ | Apr 26, 2013 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 2 mins
The push for immigration reform is continuing, slowly but surely. Or at least more surely than usual. This past week, a bipartisan group of U.S. Senators released a draft bill for Comprehensive Immigration Reform. Now, that’s a behemoth of a bill, well over 800 pages...
by Brendan Busse, SJ | Apr 24, 2013 | Blogs ~ Approx. 4 mins
I saw the film “42” this weekend. It’s a nicely made biopic about Jackie Robinson’s historical rookie season as the first black player to take the field in major league baseball. While Robinson’s story is a remarkable one, I have to say that for most of the film I...
by Eric Ramirez, SJ | Apr 24, 2013 | Papal Election ~ Approx. 5 mins
In January of 2012, an Italian television program aired, Gli Intoccabili, or, as it’s known in English, The Untouchables. The program revealed to the world the mismanagement of the Roman Curia. Here in Rome it was a sensation. The night the program aired...
by Jason Welle | Apr 23, 2013 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 2 mins
Here’s an admission: I love the movie View from the Top. Yes, it’s a formulaic romantic comedy, but underneath is a great story about pursuing your dreams and gaining perspective and looking to the horizon and going beyond yourself to connect with something larger....
by John Shea, SJ | Apr 22, 2013 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 6 mins
When I first heard about Earth Day in the early 1990’s I was convinced that science-fiction junkies like myself had finally been heard. I was so excited that the “final frontier” would be honored in such a direct and poignant way. I fully expected celebrations of...
by Dennis Baker, SJ | Apr 22, 2013 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 7 mins
I became more human on Marathon Monday morning in Boston. I rode the T to Fenway, and waited on Yawkey Way, right next to Mr. Yawkey’s plaque, for a Jesuit friend of mine to show up to the game, as he had the tickets. Tyler Hansborough and several of his Indiana...
by Jay Hooks | Apr 22, 2013 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 2min
There’s something about conversion stories that grabs us. Paul, Augustine, Merton and Day all deserve the honor they get for their accomplishments as actual members of the Church. But isn’t it true that the stories of their entrances into the fold tend to garner the...
by Sam Sawyer, SJ | Apr 20, 2013 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 3 mins
Editor’s note: We’ve been holding off on running this post given this week’s events in Boston — but perhaps it’s time for some more hopeful news from Boston, even as we continue to pray with and for everyone who’s suffering. News flash: Catholic university asks people...
