by Matt Stewart, SJ | Sep 24, 2012 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 9 mins
It is now 8:30AM. I have been sitting here on the sidewalk outside the Bernard B. Jacobs Theater since a quarter to seven this morning. This would be odd if I were not in a line. The bleary, blood-shot eyes and jittery-from-all-the-Starbucks-I’ve-had look of some of...
by Vinny Marchionni, SJ | Sep 24, 2012 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 2min
The scene: junior year of high school, in August 2002 (time flies). Our protagonist (me) is working at Genuardi’s Family Markets, Saint David’s, PA. 4:00 p.m. on a Saturday. My tools? An oversized apron, a Genuardi’s shirt, a dustpan, and a broom. Then, disinfectant...
by The Jesuit Post | Sep 23, 2012 | Week in Review ~ Approx. 1min
This week in religion: did you know Jesus was married? Nope, us neither, and we still don’t, because a few square inches of fourth-century papyrus aren’t more reliable than the Gospels. But we are willing to have fun thinking about what wedding gifts would...
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...
