by Perry Petrich, SJ | Sep 21, 2012 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 2min
J. Christopher Stevens 1960 to last Tuesday The English he taught villagers in the Atlas mountains of Morocco, a democratic Libya that elected its first prime minister the day after his death, universal bipartisan admiration, the grief of Hillary Clinton and Barack...
by Jeff Sullivan, SJ | Sep 21, 2012 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 2min
For the last week and a half, street corners all over Chicago were blanketed with screaming people in red T-Shirts. No, they aren’t Bull’s fans (at least not primarily). And no, they aren’t preparing for Pentecost (much to my chagrin. But who really gets...
by Eric Sundrup, SJ | Sep 20, 2012 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 1 min
The media loves a great headline. Before demonizing them think about your own Facebook status updates – ever spend a few minutes tweaking your latest post to ensure that it’ll get everyone’s attention? This guy? Guilty as charged. So, before everyone goes...
by Perry Petrich, SJ | Sep 20, 2012 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 2 mins
What’s wrong with T-Swift? She might be all-American, but last week, she ceded the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 back to Flo Rida’s ‘Whistle,’ a mediocre song whose description I’m less-than-comfortable laying out in the lede (tantalizing discussion below). What...
by Matt Spotts, SJ | Sep 20, 2012 | Blogs ~ Approx. 2 mins
A couple was very much in love. Like most lovers, their life together was a story deeper than it was long. Every couple knows the steps. The fascination. The slowly shrinking orbit of getting to know one another. The infatuation, the weeks and months when they...
by Matthew Dunch, SJ | Sep 19, 2012 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 1 min
In June, the Syrian government expelled Fr. Paolo Dall’Oglio, SJ for his criticism of brutal government crackdowns against civilians and peaceful protestors. NPR, the NYTimes, PBS, and The Jesuit Post picked up on the story. For 30 years, Fr. Paulo worked for peace...
by Paddy Gilger, SJ | Sep 18, 2012 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 2 mins
1998 was an auspicious year. The Winter Olympics were in Nagano, Japan (still love you, Picabo Street). Bear Grylls (of Man vs. Wild fame) became the youngest Brit to scale Mount Everest. Besting Brazil, France won the World Cup. Bearing the unoffical slogan “Don’t...
by Brendan Busse, SJ | Sep 17, 2012 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 2 mins
The current event combers over at The Daily Beast drew my attention to sociologist Peter Berger’s recent blog on beards. If you’ve read my bio here at TJP you’ll understand how my editor/friends may have played a role in my finding this piece. “Busse on Beards? Too...
by Sam Sawyer, SJ | Sep 16, 2012 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 4 mins
On Friday evening, I stood in a line in the Bronx, waiting to get the colored plastic bracelet that would get me VIP access into a crowded venue. Before anyone gets concerned that I’m endangering my vows, let me point out that the Cardinal Archbishop of New York was...
by The Jesuit Post | Sep 16, 2012 | Week in Review ~ Approx. 1min
In breaking news (and also breaking our maxim to “not publish new stories on the Sabbath”), Cardinal Dolan and Stephen Colbert got together at Fordham University to tell jokes… or, really, to talk about faith and joy. A couple of us here at TJP got...
