by Perry Petrich, SJ | Jan 7, 2013 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 1min
We Jesuits at The Post make it our mission to seek God in all things. We put great effort into parsing the sacred and secular amidst a bounty of holiday tunes. Well, seems like Sufjan Stevens is trying to put us out of a job. He does this better than we ever could....
by Jeff Sullivan, SJ | Jan 7, 2013 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 2min
“He lost because God wanted him to.” That was what Dionisia Pacquiao said a few weeks ago, after her son, the noted Philippino boxer Manny Pacquiao, was felled for the first time in ten years. For her part, Dionisia is convinced that Pac-man’s loss is linked to his...
by Paul Lickteig, SJ | Jan 6, 2013 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 7 mins
I was having a conversation with my brother the other day and I asked him if he had any heroes. It took him a second to respond. “What do you mean by hero?” he asked. “Well…” I had to pause to think for a second… “Someone that you can look up to and use as a...
by Perry Petrich, SJ | Jan 4, 2013 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 2 mins
Fontella Bass 1940 to last Wednesday So imagine that your life is falling apart – you’re cold ‘cause your furnace broke down, lonely ‘cause your phone’s been cut off, and homebound cause your car got repo’ed. Then, like a bolt from the blue, you hear your own voice...
by Jason Welle | Jan 4, 2013 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 2 mins
Today marks three weeks from the Sandy Hook school shooting in Newtown, CT; an event that removed any doubt that we live in a culture of death. While we continue to mourn the deaths in that massacre, we are left grappling with troubling questions about why these...
by Brian Konzman, SJ | Jan 4, 2013 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 2min
What was the Niantic Project? Have you seen university professors being escorted from their lectures for their work on portals? Have you noticed suspicious behavior among your friends? Are your thoughts moving down paths they normally wouldn’t? Now, can you correlate...
by Sam Sawyer, SJ | Jan 2, 2013 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 3 mins
I don’t pretend to understand the economics of commercial radio. (I do get public radio: they beg for money periodically — much like Jesuits — and so effectively that even with a vow of poverty, I’ll toss a few dollars to my local station.) Somehow radio stations make...
by James Martin, SJ | Dec 31, 2012 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 4 mins
Editors note: this article was originally published by our good friends over at America Magazine. Just click here to read it there. *** Okay, we all like making lists of New Year’s Resolutions. And most of the time – well, much of the time – we have a...
by Perry Petrich, SJ | Dec 31, 2012 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 2min
5. Nas “Life is Good” My 10-year high school reunion is coming up and I think it’ll feel a lot like this album. Someone that you used to love who you haven’t seen in a long time has grown up and matured and has kids and loves them and, in seeing a...
by Vinny Marchionni, SJ | Dec 30, 2012 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 7 mins
Saint Ignatius taught us that in order to see God at work in our life, we need to review our day and savor God’s presence. This is what the Examen is all about. With such savoring in mind, I think it’s only fitting that we review the year to call to mind God’s...
