by The Jesuit Post | Feb 7, 2013 | MAG+S & WYD ~ Approx. 1min
Rio de Janeiro is a city designed to catch your attention. Looking at Guanabara Bay view from behind the Cristo Redentor statue on Corocavado, it’s not that hard to see why. The New York Times agrees. They list Rio first among its 46 Places to Go in 2013 — with the...
by Jason Welle | Feb 7, 2013 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 8 mins
Adam Lanza’s mother apparently once warned a sitter not to leave him alone. James Holmes had previously sought help for mental health issues. Seung-Hui Cho had likewise been diagnosed with mental disorders, but discontinued treatment before coming to Virginia Tech....
by Joe Simmons, SJ | Feb 7, 2013 | Blogs ~ Approx. 2min
Flavor-making eggheads might enjoy – before catching themselves and wincing at – comparisons of literary classics and cultish TV shows. I usually do, and I don’t even make flavors. But not all of us at TJP refrain from cultural mélange-ing. Collectively,...
by Eric Sundrup, SJ | Feb 5, 2013 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 3 mins
Facebook got something right. When it comes to our love lives… “It’s complicated.” Whether gay or straight, they’re fraught with tensions and vulnerabilities and, frankly, they’re often quite messy. Our feelings and our identities are tied up in these...
by Michael Rozier, SJ | Feb 4, 2013 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 1 min
Last Friday the Obama administration released a new, more moderate position on the definition of a religious organization as it relates to the ACA. The USCCB has yet to release a formal statement on the updated regulations, but it could come as soon as this week. So...
by Jason Welle | Feb 4, 2013 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 2 mins
Well, here you have it! The definitive list of the world’s happiest countries! Spoiler alert: the United States didn’t make the list. (Come to think of it, we do seem to be in a cranky mood of late, just coming out of an election year and all.) Though to be fair,...
by Michael Rozier, SJ | Feb 4, 2013 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 7 mins
I can’t imagine that there is anyone who has not been a part of some kind of discussion or even argument about gun violence over the past two months. And even though it can be extremely challenging, I hope everyone has had the opportunity of doing so with someone...
by Brendan Busse, SJ | Feb 4, 2013 | Blogs ~ Approx. 4 mins
I don’t know you. But people have been talking about you. They say all kinds of things about who you are and why you do what you do. But I wonder what you think. I wonder if what you’ve been told about yourself is really true. I wonder all the time (here, here, here)...
by Vinny Marchionni, SJ | Feb 2, 2013 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 1 min
Jesuit Formation includes at least two graduate degrees. How do you put those to use during the the Super Bowl? With all the arguments and crazy banter in our newsroom this week, we decided to put a mic in front of a few TJP contributors who are big NFL fans....
by Perry Petrich, SJ | Feb 1, 2013 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 2 mins
Patty Andrews 1918 to Wednesday Ms. Andrews was 14 when she began singing with her sisters. 21 years, 75 million records, one Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy of Company B later, she entered the pantheon of great American entertainers. My Norovirus 2013 to last Tuesday...
