by Perry Petrich, SJ | Dec 28, 2012 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 2 mins
Jenni Rivera 1969 to two weeks ago Sunday An airplane crash cut short the ambitious life of the “diva of banda.” She “founded and ran television production companies, a cosmetics company, and a real estate firm and a clothing company, which sells a line of jeans.”...
by Eric Ramirez, SJ | Dec 26, 2012 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 1min
A Charlie Brown Christmas is a true work of art. The songs. Snoopy dancing around. The sad little Christmas tree that gets a little TLC at the end. Nearly everyone, I’d wager, has some warm memory of this Christmas cartoon. I can’t tell you how surprised I was...
by The Jesuit Post | Dec 26, 2012 | About TJP ~ Approx. 1 min
It was the middle of final exams — grading them or taking them, depending on where we are in formation — for most of us. But nonetheless, when our own Quang Tran floated the idea of doing the Twelve Days of Christmas, TJP style, our contributors and staff (and some of...
by Eric Ramirez, SJ | Dec 25, 2012 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 2 mins
This is not my first Christmas away from home, and probably not my last. I’m in my second year living in the Eternal City studying theology at the Gregorian University, so last year I was in Europe as well. Don’t get me wrong; I love being here, but the fact is a big...
by Joe Simmons, SJ | Dec 24, 2012 | Blogs ~ Approx. 3 mins
In her book Acedia & Me, writer Kathleen Norris recounts a story that is at once heartbreaking and hopeful: I once observed a girl about four years old find a coin on the floor of a post office. ‘Look, Momma, a penny,’ she said. Her mother, busy with the clerk at...
by Tim O'Brien, SJ | Dec 24, 2012 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 1 min
In just a few weeks, on January 6, the third series of the hit show “Downton Abbey” will premiere on PBS. As previous posts may suggest, I’m looking forward to the new season – but am not quite wishing it were January 6 already (school starts on January 7 after all,...
by The Jesuit Post | Dec 23, 2012 | Week in Review ~ Approx. 3 mins
On the eve of Christmas Eve, here’s what TJP did this Advent, in this edition of Weeks* in Review. (By the way: be sure to check out the site on Christmas — we’ve got a surprise for you, a present for our readers.) TJP’s Top Two If you’re only...
by Perry Petrich, SJ | Dec 21, 2012 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 1 min
There’s only one thing we can be sure of, and that is the love that we have — for our children, for our families, for each other. The warmth of a small child’s embrace — that is true. The memories we have of them, the joy that they bring, the wonder we see...
by Brendan Busse, SJ | Dec 21, 2012 | Blogs ~ Approx. 4 mins
I (not-so-secretly) love the radio show This American Life. This should not surprise you. I fit their demographic perfectly. I’m educated, socially concerned, a fan of independent music and film; I love story. Most of all, I’m a member of a generation that’s...
by Jeff Sullivan, SJ | Dec 19, 2012 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 2 mins
Scrolling through the channels a few nights ago, the following were my late night options: FX–Forgetting Sarah Marshall TBS–Night at the Museum 2 HBO–The Sitter Encore–Moneyball On Demand–21 Jump Street TBS–The 40 Year Old Virgin Encore 2–Get Him to the Greek...
