by Sam Sawyer, SJ | Nov 15, 2012 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 1min
Over at Mockingbird (a site with which TJP sort of “rhymes”), David Zahl picks up on a podcast interview with Andrew Potter, author of The Authenticity Hoax: How We Get Lost Finding Ourselves. More than just an anti-self-help book, Potter’s insight is that...
by Paul Lickteig, SJ | Nov 15, 2012 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 7 mins
Once upon a time, I was Superman. I was four years old, and needed only a safety pin and a ratty piece of red cloth to transform from a mild-mannered-toddler into a boy of steel. I still remember my friend Ming and myself running though his house with towels fastened...
by Brian Konzman, SJ | Nov 14, 2012 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 1min
“I don’t understand what could be meant by ‘purpose’. I think if there was a purpose I wouldn’t expect human brains to be able to understand it. I think it is clear that humans are just a stage in the emergence of a basic complexity of the universe, and I think it’s...
by Brendan Busse, SJ | Nov 13, 2012 | Blogs ~ Approx. 4 mins
WARNING: Children and those with heart conditions should read no further. Everybody hurts. When I don’t have words to articulate my pain or frustration, I get crude. But crude is probably better than repressed. So I let ‘em rip: Damn it. Damn. Damn. Damn it. This is...
by Jake Martin, SJ | Nov 13, 2012 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 2min
Winona Ryder is over forty, the movie Clerks was released 18 years ago and Kelly Bundy is a mommy. Generation X isn’t approaching middle age; it’s hit it harder than the power chords in the opening riff of Smells like Teen Spirit. While their more celebrated...
by Quang Tran, SJ | Nov 12, 2012 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 1min
Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel recently married in southern Italy. Celebrity gossipers and media hounds quickly said “bye, bye, bye” to the magic of the magical wedding and demanded to know why Justin’s former N’Sync bros did not receive an invite to the ceremony;...
by James Martin, SJ | Nov 9, 2012 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 1 min
God, grant me the serenity to accept the people I cannot change, which is pretty much everyone, since I’m clearly not you, God. At least not the last time I checked. And while you’re at it, God, please give me the courage to change what I need to change...
by Perry Petrich, SJ | Nov 9, 2012 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 2min
Bill Dees 1939 to three Wednesdays ago Dees co-wrote and sang harmony with Roy Orbison on the immortal hit ‘Oh, Pretty Woman.’ Even before they recorded the song, they were so confident of its success that they quit their day jobs and embarked on a tour of Europe. As...
by Perry Petrich, SJ | Nov 8, 2012 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 6 mins
I’m just gonna come out and say it: with “Red”, Taylor Swift has recorded one of the greatest breakup albums of all time (ofalltime!). She takes us on a journey through the complex and particular moments that come – bidden or un – with...
by Vinny Marchionni, SJ | Nov 8, 2012 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 2min
If you’re jonesing for a little more baseball as this season comes to a close, you may want to go over to our friends at Catholic Relief Services. Their new website – Faithworks – provides us with some winterball and off-season workouts for those who...
