by Perry Petrich, SJ | Nov 30, 2012 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 2min
Martin Fay 1936 to last Friday In 1962 classically-trained-violinist Fay together with three other Irishman put together The Chieftains, perhaps the most popular contemporary performers of traditional Irish music (or ‘Trad’ as one teacher of tinwhistle once told me)....
by John Shea, SJ | Nov 29, 2012 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 7 mins
All the things in this world are gifts of God, presented to us so that we can know God more easily and make a return of love more readily. -First Principle and Foundation, St. Ignatius of Loyola All things dull and ugly, All creatures short and squat, All...
by Michael Rossmann, SJ | Nov 28, 2012 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 4 mins
Huddled in front of my laptop on a sketchy website breaking all sorts of copyright laws and loaded with a hospital ward full of viruses, I had to bite my hand to stop myself from screaming. It was 3:00AM and I didn’t want to wake up the brother Jesuits asleep...
by Vinny Marchionni, SJ | Nov 27, 2012 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 2min
‘Tis the season to celebrate holiday miracles, from 34th Street to suburban Chicago to jolly old England. Let’s add Saint Louis, MO to the list of holiday miracle locales. I had the privilege of attending part of Saint Louis University’s Dance Marathon on...
by Tim O'Brien, SJ | Nov 26, 2012 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 1min
“You are pious and honest people, who cannot do anything but calumniate and lie.” Ouch — that’ll leave a mark. Or an even less veiled insult: “You are idiots and swine.” Want some more? Just click here. A while back, a friend of mine forwarded me the Shakespearean...
by The Jesuit Post | Nov 25, 2012 | Week in Review ~ Approx. 4 mins
Happy Thanksgiving, Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, and Cyber Monday! (Apparently only Sunday remains temporarily uncolonized by our retailing overlords.) Also, and more hopefully, happy feasts of St. Cecilia (Thursday), St. Clement, St. Columbanus, and Bl....
by Eric Sundrup, SJ | Nov 23, 2012 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 3 mins
The TJP Christmas Playlist is live and shareable. Check out the latest additions. My back against the wall, facing a firing squad of my most opinionated pals, I boldly pronounced my last words: “No one should play Christmas songs, neither on the radio, nor on...
by Perry Petrich, SJ | Nov 23, 2012 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 1 min
Busied with holiday revels, yours truly has taken a week off from prayerful consideration of newspaper obituaries. Instead, on this Black Friday, I leave you this to help kick off your holiday-song season. Bing Crosby 1903 to 1,805 weeks ago Friday This...
by Eric Ramirez, SJ | Nov 23, 2012 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 2min
Burning eyes and injured shoppers filled our half-priced-TV-screens this time last year when reports broke of a woman who pepper-sprayed a crowd of early holiday shoppers at an L.A. Wal-Mart as they competed for half-priced X-Box 360s. Cell phone cameras captured the...
by James Martin, SJ | Nov 22, 2012 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 4 mins
Thank you, God. I’m grateful, God, for so many things. Now, I know I’m not the most grateful person you know, God, so let me take some time to tell you what I’m thankful for. I’m grateful, God, for the gift of life. Without you I wouldn’t be here. Without you nothing...
