by Joe Simmons, SJ | Nov 6, 2012 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 2 mins
Red state Jesus or blue state Jesus? CNN wants to help you find out who you really believe in. Give them 5 minutes for the test, and CNN will tell you whether your “political Jesus” is made in the image and likeness of a Mel Gibson or a Martin Sheen. Like most stupid...
by Matt Spotts, SJ | Nov 6, 2012 | Blogs ~ Approx. 4 mins
In the summer of 2000, two fourteen-year-old kids got thrown together on one of those ragged, sweaty, summertime basketball teams inhabited by incoming freshmen. The two of us were not so dissimilar. Tall, and skinny in the way that only teens and ultra-marathoners...
by Sam Sawyer, SJ | Nov 5, 2012 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 2 mins
At this point, I think we all feel a little bit like Abby: As much as I feel for poor Ohio and the endless election ads, what’s got me ready to weep is the increasing sense that our political divisions have become personal. It seems like we’ve lost the ability to...
by Perry Petrich, SJ | Nov 5, 2012 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 1 min
Why so serious, friends? Oh, right. Tomorrow sees the future of the free world decided. And would we be fit to call ourselves Catholic if we didn’t provide a voter guide to help choices on Tuesday? Well, “voter guide” might be a little strong. So let me just say...
by Chris Schroeder, SJ | Nov 5, 2012 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 7 mins
Is nothing sacred anymore? I admit it, that’s probably a melodramatic overreaction, but was I the only one caught off guard by last summer’s reboot of the Spider-Man movie franchise? I mean, here was a successful series of movies, the oldest one being just ten years...
by The Jesuit Post | Nov 4, 2012 | Week in Review ~ Approx. 1 min
We kicked off November, appropriately enough, with a focus on saints: Joe Simmons reflected on the (newly canonized) Kateri Tekakwitha, wondering how good we are at recognizing miracles; and Vinny Marchionni was ready to call for instant canonization — santo subito!...
by Perry Petrich, SJ | Nov 2, 2012 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 2min
Danny Sims 1936 to four weeks ago Wednesday In 1968, Sims heard the next Bob Dylan. He was down in Jamaica at a Rastafarian festival when he “was impressed by a young singer named Bob Marley.” He hired him to write songs for Johnny Nash but Reggae wasn’t in style...
by Vinny Marchionni, SJ | Nov 1, 2012 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 1min
Much digital ink has been spilt over the ways social media may isolate us from each other. Just at The Jesuit Post, Tim O’Brien, Paddy Gilger, and Joe Simmons have each written eloquently on the topic. To quote Jules Winnfield, “Well allow me to retort!” On August 27,...
by Jeff Sullivan, SJ | Oct 31, 2012 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 2min
Halloween conjures images of horror movies, haunted houses, and inventive costumes. As a young adult it also makes me wistful for yester-year: trampling on leaves, using copious amount of red dye corn syrup to create flesh wounds, yelling “Trick-or-Treat!” and eating...
by Paddy Gilger, SJ | Oct 30, 2012 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 1 min
I’m sure I’m supposed to be doing something relevant to the betterment of humanity right now… but instead, for the last 15 or whatever minutes, I’ve been mesmerized by the white-etched lines of wind on this map of the United States. Take a...
