by Tim O'Brien, SJ | Oct 30, 2012 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 1min
Recently, the folks over at The Christian Century have been challenging some well-known Christian authors to work with fewer words, asking them to summarize the gospel in seven words or less. (They were also given “a few sentences” to explain their seven-word...
by Joe Simmons, SJ | Oct 30, 2012 | Blogs ~ Approx. 4 mins
This piece debuted in October 2012, around the time of the canonization of St. Kateri Tekakwitha. This past weekend witnessed the canonization of seven new saints in Rome. For holy men or women to be recognized as capital-S Saints in the Catholic Church, typically...
by Quang Tran, SJ | Oct 29, 2012 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 2min
Faith grows when it is lived as an experience of love received and when it is communicated as an experience of grace and joy. –Pope Benedict XVI Back in 2010, Lady Gaga joined the list of celibate stars who openly spoke about the values of abstaining from sex until...
by Joe Hoover, SJ | Oct 29, 2012 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 1 min
I love this exchange between athlete and announcer. I love it because it is neither a canned, in-depth, “serious” interview wherein time must be carved away from football talk to get deep into this wide receiver’s personal and spiritual conversion....
by The Jesuit Post | Oct 28, 2012 | Week in Review ~ Approx. 1 min
Are #firstworldproblems tweets themselves a #firstworldproblem? Vinny Marchionni wonders if sarcastically hash-tagging ourselves is getting in the way of #onehumancommunity. We’re certainly no strangers to the sarcastic and self-referential possibilities of...
by Perry Petrich, SJ | Oct 26, 2012 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 2min
Steven Neal Paul 1941 to Sunday The founder of the NYC nightclub The Scene, he hosted musicians as varied as Sammy Davis Jr. and Jimi Hendrix, Aretha Franklin and Tiny Tim, Pink Floyd and Fleetwood Mac. His spinoff TV show hosted among others a performance by the...
by Perry Petrich, SJ | Oct 26, 2012 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 2 mins
Even in doubt we can be faithful; we can be hopeful; we can be lovers. And we can’t ever forget it. Brendan and I finally agree on something. As he and I continue to spar over the comparative merits of the new Mumford and Sons album, Babel, Busse its the nail on the...
by Jake Martin, SJ | Oct 25, 2012 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 2min
Packaged in small 6 to 10 minute episodes, Web Therapy is the perfect online distraction. While the individual episodes can be hit and miss in terms of quality, the brevity of each episode and the talent of its star and creator Lisa Kudrow make the show’s less than...
by Matthew Dunch, SJ | Oct 24, 2012 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 2min
Scout to base, scout to base. Have sighted flag on the oak tree by the stream. Over. […static…] Roger scout. Sending reinforcements. Over. […static…] — Walkie talkie conversation, suburban Ohio, circa 1993 My friends and I loved playing with walkie talkies. After all,...
by Vinny Marchionni, SJ | Oct 23, 2012 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 1min
Have you seen this advertisement for the non-profit Water is Life? Either way, take a quick look. What is your emotion afterwards? I’ve watched it a few times. First, I thought nasty thoughts about people who can’t remember their maid’s name. A little class warfare...
