by George Williams, SJ | Jul 23, 2012 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 7 mins
“For this is my body, which will be given up for you.” Saying these words, I lift up the host for the men inside the cage to see. The “chapel” in San Quentin State Prison’s Death Row is a windowless old shower room encased in a heavy metal cage. Inside it there are 6...
by The Jesuit Post | Jul 21, 2012 | Week in Review ~ Approx. 1 min
Brendan Busse was in a cold sweat as he walked into the store … to buy his first clerical shirt. What he learned was that the clothes we wear are an offering: “This is who I’m giving you today, they say.” And so here we are again with another Week in...
by Brendan Busse, SJ | Jul 20, 2012 | Blogs ~ Approx. 4 mins
I went alone. Would bringing a friend along have made it less awkward? I’m not sure, but knowing my friends… well… yeah, I went alone. It was a few weeks before I was to enter the Jesuit novitiate and I had to purchase a black clerical shirt – you know...
by Vinny Marchionni, SJ | Jul 19, 2012 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 2min
Recently, noted atheist and blogger Leah Libresco announced her conversion to Catholicism. My first reaction was a Homer Simpson-esque, “Woohoo!,” because the Church always needs fresh life and fresh ideas. My second reaction was, “Wait…who?” Google to the...
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by Tim O'Brien, SJ | Jul 18, 2012 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 2min
Last Sunday, Ross Douthat wondered: Can Liberal Christianity Be Saved? The “collapse” of “liberal Christianity,” according to him, can be seen in the 23 percent decline in weekly Episcopal Church attendance between 2000 and 2010 – a decade where the stateside...
by Matt Spotts, SJ | Jul 17, 2012 | Blogs ~ Approx. 3 mins
“What does it even mean to have an experience of God!?” my friend belted out. It was all I could do to mumble a response. This was all some years ago, before I entered the Jesuits. A group of us had just concluded a (decidedly lackluster) prayer service led by yours...
by Matthew Dunch, SJ | Jul 16, 2012 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 2min
My playlist is eclectic. I have a little bit of everything, from Baroque to Rap to Country Fiddle music. I go to the opera and to the roller derby. I read The Economist and People. With such a variety, I tell myself, I couldn’t possibly be a snob. Snobs are the people...
by Ryan Duns, SJ | Jul 16, 2012 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 5 mins
Editor’s note: prior installments of the “How to Be an Atheist” letters – part 1, part 2 & part 3. *** Dear Tim, Your last letter was as insightful as I’ve come to expect. I’m grateful to be corresponding with you. And it seems to me that you were...
by The Jesuit Post | Jul 15, 2012 | Week in Review ~ Approx. 1min
Chris Schroeder’s dilemma for movie night in the novitiate at the beginning of his career: “How was I to find a movie that perfectly encapsulated that I was both fun-loving and serious, both youthful and mature, both off-beat and not too artsy or...
by Sam Sawyer, SJ | Jul 12, 2012 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 3 mins
I’m spending the summer in Canada, and while our neighbors to the north have been most hospitable, one of the things I’ve missed is easy access via Hulu to The Daily Show and The Colbert Report. I’m a bit late on this, but hear me out. A few weeks ago Stephen Colbert...
