by Chris Schroeder, SJ | Aug 6, 2012 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 5 mins
Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy peaked too early.1 The Dark Knight Rises, the conclusion of Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy, opened last weekend after much anticipation.2 His previous chapter, The Dark Knight, was a tough, maybe even impossible, act to...
by The Jesuit Post | Aug 5, 2012 | Week in Review ~ Approx. 2 mins
Good and evil, light and dark, Missy Franklin and the Sikh Temple shooting. Given that this dyad is so tangled up in the world we share maybe we shouldn’t feel so stunned to find them tangled up in what we’ve written about here at TJP during the past...
by Matthew Dunch, SJ | Aug 3, 2012 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 2 mins
Recently I passed through London, and made my way to Westminster Abbey for Evensong. En route to my seat, I passed many special people (or at least their remains): Isaac Newton, Edward Elgar, Charles Darwin, and Alfred Lord Tennyson–to name just a few. One of the...
by Matt Spotts, SJ | Aug 3, 2012 | Blogs ~ Approx. 3 mins
July 21, 2012. 11:30AM Eastern Standard Time Having just completed a morning of offering spiritual direction to 8-day retreatants, it was time to get my morning internet fix. Alright, it was time to check Facebook. What I didn’t know, what I couldn’t have known, was...
by Joe Hoover, SJ | Aug 2, 2012 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 9 mins
Editor’s Note: the first half of “Briggs” can be read here. *** -Really? It’s not to feel good? Well then, Hoover, what is the purpose of life? -Well… that’s a very fine question. I raised up to my full philosophical and pedantic height. My...
by Quang Tran, SJ | Aug 1, 2012 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 2min
The world’s foremost Hermit Kingdom, North Korea, recently played host to the Magic Kingdom, as Mickey Mouse and company staged a concert that was broadcast throughout the country. The characters danced and pranced to familiar tunes, including the ‘Rocky’ theme song,...
by Jay Hooks | Jul 31, 2012 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 2 mins
Well folks, the Journey Moments saints just keep on marchin’ in. Last week the Catholic Church hailed St. James the Greater, the apostle who gave his name to the Camino de Santiago. July the 31st marks the feast day of another pilgrim – St. Ignatius Loyola. Ignatius...
by Joe Hoover, SJ | Jul 30, 2012 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 6 mins
Briggs wandered into my room, lips and fingers orange, hair defiant, shirt disintegrating, hulls of cheese popcorn and confused exhilirated women swirling like whitecaps in his wake. The air in the room swooped out, replaced only by the personal atmosphere of Briggs....
by Tim O'Brien, SJ | Jul 30, 2012 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 1 min
The 2012 Olympic Games are now underway in London, and the media can’t get enough. In addition to the usual Bob Costas marathon, there’s also been fashion coverage of the Opening Ceremony, a fascinating glimpse at just how many calories the athletes must consume for...
by The Jesuit Post | Jul 29, 2012 | Week in Review ~ Approx. 2min
Having properly caffeinated ourselves early on Monday morning, we here at TJP proceeded to walk through San Quentin State Prison’s Death Row with chaplain Fr. George Williams, SJ. After letting us in on the fact that he celebrates Mass in Kevlar vest, he wrote:...
