by Peter Folan, SJ | Mar 25, 2013 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 7 mins
Back in my undergraduate days, when every other self-respecting college basketball fan in the country had already filled out a bracket in preparation for the first day of March Madness, a group of friends and I would just sit back and watch for a while. One of us...
by The Jesuit Post | Mar 24, 2013 | Week in Review ~ Approx. 2 mins
Well, we’d expected to have quite a bit of coverage devoted to the new pope once the conclave finished. But then, we never expected the conclave to elect a Jesuit. And once they did, things got a bit crazy around the virtual TJP newsroom. Before we get into...
by Jason Welle | Mar 22, 2013 | MAG+S & WYD ~ Approx. 2min
Maradona vs Pelé. Tango vs Samba. Iguazu vs Iguaçu. When it comes to rivalries, the greatest in the western hemisphere, if not the world, might very well be between Argentina and Brazil. So when it was announced that the new pope was an Argentine, organizers for this...
by Jeff Sullivan, SJ | Mar 22, 2013 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 1min
Don’t worry french fry fasters, alcohol abstainers, and chocolate curbers — Lent is almost over. But even at this stage in the game, I’m tempted to say: “Oh, the Hell with it. It’s only one more week. Just one sip. Just one candy bar. Isn’t a little splurge better...
by Vinny Marchionni, SJ | Mar 21, 2013 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 1 min
You now have permission to have a dance party in your office, home, or classroom. On March 25, 1983, Michael Jackson unveiled ridiculously awesome dance moves in front of a packed Pasadena Civic Auditorium. From his pop and lock to the debut of the famous moonwalk,...
by Jake Martin, SJ | Mar 20, 2013 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 1 min
Jim Martin continues to successfully make Ignatian Spirituality and, in truth, all of Catholicism readily accessible to any and all who seek. His latest installation in his remarkable “ministry through media”, is an e-book that’s also an e-retreat....
by Brian Konzman, SJ | Mar 20, 2013 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 2min
As a confessed nerd, I’ve often daydreamed of how unfathomably awesome it would be to own a supercomputer, though it’s admittedly unlikely on the salary associated with a vow of poverty. I’ve researched various possible scenarios in which supercomputing might further...
by Sam Sawyer, SJ | Mar 17, 2013 | Papal Election ~ Approx. 8 mins
What does this Pope want to change? Us. That’s his plan, his agenda for the Church — because change is basic to faith, as he explained in a 2007 interview: “Fidelity is always a change, a blossoming, a growth. The Lord brings about a change in those who are faithful...
by Quang Tran, SJ | Mar 16, 2013 | Papal Election ~ Approx. 1min
The celebrity world is all abuzz about Pope Francis, “il Papa gesuita.” Wait, isn’t he Jeffrey Tambor from “Arrested Development”? Entertainment News is not one bit surprised that religion has always been a huge hit in entertainment. Even those who don’t know what...
by Perry Petrich, SJ | Mar 15, 2013 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 2 mins
Pope John XXIII — 1881 to 2,597 weeks ago Monday A Pope is like a box of chocolates … you never know what you’re going to get. This was never more true than with Papa Roncalli as the gregarious Angelo was known. A peasant and the third-born of thirteen, he was famed...
