by Perry Petrich, SJ | Sep 14, 2012 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 3 mins
This week’s all about writers: men who penned words and men who penned music. (Yes, all men. I reaffirm my thesis that women and minorities share some kind of immortality.) Two wrote songs, two created unforgettable moments and three were journalists. There must be...
by Tim O'Brien, SJ | Sep 13, 2012 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 1min
Each year, Jesuits are given the opportunity to make an 8-day retreat, and not so long ago, I made my own. For me, it is an important time to be in God’s presence, to take stock of the last year, and to rekindle graces from previous retreats. Oh, and to read. My...
by Quang Tran, SJ | Sep 12, 2012 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 2 mins
Until middle school, I watched Bill Nye the Science Guy religiously on PBS Kids. I recall vividly the episode when he placed a piece of sodium into water. It swirled and danced around the beaker before bursting into flames. I was amazed, ‘stoked’ even. Nye’s youthful...
by The Jesuit Post | Sep 11, 2012 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 5 mins
Editor’s Note: the NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE is always the most popular pro sports league in the country – we couldn’t let TJP miss out on week one. So we emailed four questions to Real Steel fans Vinny Marchionni and Matt Spotts, and let them fight...
by Brendan Busse, SJ | Sep 11, 2012 | Blogs ~ Approx. 3 mins
I’m trying something new. Well, it’s not really new in the “never-been-tried-before” sense. It’s more like new in the “new-to-me-but-recommended-by-friends-and-proverbial-wisdom” sense, or the...
by Matthew Dunch, SJ | Sep 10, 2012 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 2 mins
My boss, Richard Polt, thinks that I’m human. In a philosophy department, this is a big deal, because of the tendency both fellow philosophers and the media have of telling me that I’m a machine or a beast. My ethics can be illuminated by the behavior of termites. My...
by John Shea, SJ | Sep 10, 2012 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 8 mins
“God Hates Comedy Musicians.” Or so goes the refrain to a raunchy but funny song by Cirque du So What (don’t read the rest of the lyrics if you’re easily offended). The song describes how comedy musicians suffer from having a small fan base while lamenting that “all...
by The Jesuit Post | Sep 9, 2012 | Week in Review ~ Approx. 1 min
It’s back to school time, and Ryan Duns has The Jesuit Guide to Starting College ready to greet new freshman — if you know any new freshmen, toss the link their way. Hey, maybe there’s a market here: James Martin has The Jesuit Guide to (Almost)...
by Perry Petrich, SJ | Sep 7, 2012 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 2 mins
I’m pretty new at this reading-obituaries-everyday thing, but I tell you what: I get the impression that women, African Americans and Latinos die far more infrequently than wealthy white men. Who knew the mortality rate among the ruling class was so high? This week,...
by Matt Spotts, SJ | Sep 7, 2012 | Blogs ~ Approx. 2 mins
We had arrived at the apartment complex just ahead of a summer storm, complete with threatening sky, swirling winds, and an electric charge in the air. With hot wind and the beginnings of lightning at our backs, we were greeted at the ground floor door by a woman with...
