by Joe Hoover, SJ | Mar 11, 2013 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 17 mins
It is mid-Lent and you stumble into a church, not because it is Lent or you have a habit of churchgoing but because you need a bathroom. You try to look like you belong there, bowing your head, making yourself a bit tense. They are just about to begin a service....
by Sam Sawyer, SJ | Mar 10, 2013 | Papal Election ~ Approx. 2 mins
I’ve spent a decent amount of time the past week listening to the pre-conclave coverage, probably more than is good for me. Besides the endless lists of papabile, a lot of the coverage has focused on Benedict’s resignation leaving the church in a time of “crisis.” On...
by The Jesuit Post | Mar 10, 2013 | Week in Review ~ Approx. 2 mins
Well, there’s an obvious place to start this edition of “Weeks in Review” … the cry room at your local parish, which Joe Simmons would like to thank parents for not using. Based on the response in the comments and on Facebook and Twitter, this one...
by Sam Sawyer, SJ | Mar 10, 2013 | MAG+S & WYD ~ Approx. 1 min
In the middle of the spring semester, waiting for or looking back longingly at spring break, it can seem like the summer is impossibly far away — especially when the winter keeps delivering fairly large snowstorms. So the idea that we’ll be in Brazil this summer at...
by Vinny Marchionni, SJ | Mar 8, 2013 | Papal Election ~ Approx. 1 min
Ravasi? Scola? Tagle? Whoever it is, they’ll have a big miter to fill. Tune in to Vinny Marchionni, Perry Petrich and Jay Hooks’ predictions about… Well, you know… And as always, scroll down and let us know who YOU think is going to be the occasion for some...
by Jeff Sullivan, SJ | Mar 8, 2013 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 2 mins
At some point in life, we struggle to find our voice, our identity. And at times, especially when we’re young, we can try to adopt the persona of who we want to be. Maybe it was with Marilyn Manson T-shirts and blackened mascara eyes, over-sized Tommy Hilfiger jean or...
by Brendan Busse, SJ | Mar 8, 2013 | Blogs ~ Approx. 3 mins
Raise your hand if you’ve heard the ‘spring cleaning homily’ before. Yup… I thought so. You know the one: Lent is a season of spiritual Spring-cleaning, a time to sort out and dispose of the clutter, the unnecessary or burdensome things we have hoarded away in...
by Vinny Marchionni, SJ | Mar 7, 2013 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 1 min
Trust me, man, this Throwback Thursday will really tie The Jesuit Post together. “The Big Lebowski” was released fifteen years ago this week and we all delighted in witnessing The Dude’s hijinx with his pals Walter Sobchak and Donny Kerabotsos. They bravely battled...
by Matt Spotts, SJ | Mar 6, 2013 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 2min
The best story I read this week about moving on had to do with high school basketball tryouts. As it turns out, last week was a pretty full one for stories about what happens next. The CEO of Groupon resigned, prompting one of the more lively resignation letters...
by Brian Konzman, SJ | Mar 5, 2013 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 1min
Raymond V. Liedka, of Oakland University in Michigan, and colleagues have found that the crime-fighting effects of prison disappear once the incarceration rate gets too high. ‘If the buildup goes beyond a tipping point, then additional incarceration is not going to...
