by Chris Schroeder, SJ | Jul 8, 2012 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 6 mins
Rewind 10 years. I had been a Jesuit for less than a month when I was faced with what was, for a twenty-year-old hipstellectual-in-training, a momentous decision. It was my turn to participate in the our house’s weekly custom of “Get To Know Me Theatre.” No big...
by Jeff Sullivan, SJ | Jul 8, 2012 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 1min
“Where did all that time go?” Responses vary: Facebook. Sleeping. Eating. Fantasy baseball. Giving the kids a bath. Reading. Work. IDK. Today we might even hear “YOLO” in response — even though that doesn’t exactly make sense and until recently would have been a very...
by The Jesuit Post | Jul 8, 2012 | Week in Review ~ Approx. 1 min
Every summer seems to be defined by some catchy pop song that gets stuck in everyone’s head; here at TJP, Michael Rossmann pushes finding God in all things to new frontiers with “Bad Pop, Good God” — check it out, and let us know what pop music...
by Sam Sawyer, SJ | Jul 6, 2012 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 2min
St. Francis of Assisi is widely (though apparently inaccurately) believed to have said “Preach the Gospel always; if necessary use words.” Whether or not he said these words, he certainly lived them, which kind of proves the point. And if Francis were around to make...
by Ryan Duns, SJ | Jul 5, 2012 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 5 mins
Editor’s note: prior installments of the “How to Be an Atheist” letters – part 1 & part 2. *** Dear Tim, I must say, your response to my second letter was excellent. It is quite evident that you are thinking about these things, and in the...
by The Jesuit Post | Jul 4, 2012 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 2min
When John Carroll entered the Jesuit novitiate in 1753, he had no idea of the path that lay ahead of him. Shortly after he was ordained a Jesuit priest, the Society of Jesus was suppressed in 1773. Carroll then returned home to Maryland to work as a missionary, and...
by Tim O'Brien, SJ | Jul 4, 2012 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 2min
I’ve got good news and I’ve got bad news. The bad news is that TJP can’t move July 4th to a Monday or a Friday. You’re stuck with your day off in the middle of the week. (Sorry about that.) But the good news is that we can bring you a few bits from the Internet that...
by Brendan Busse, SJ | Jul 3, 2012 | Blogs ~ Approx. 3 mins
One of the most sacred questions out there is a simple one: “What is it like to be you?” When we ask this question we are drawn out of ourselves into the mysterious experience of another. When we are asked this question we are brought back to ourselves. Both...
by Quang Tran, SJ | Jul 2, 2012 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 2min
Lindsay Lohan has been back in the headlines recently, after the notoriously reckless actress slammed her Porsche into an 18-wheeler in Santa Monica, CA. Lohan initially claimed she was not driving the car, but as the drama surrounding the accident escalated, her...
by Michael Rozier, SJ | Jul 1, 2012 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 2 mins
The reaction to Thursday’s Supreme Court ruling on health care was fairly predictable. Democrats said it’s not a win for them but for the people of this country. Republicans claimed we can no longer depend on the Supreme Court for fair decisions. It wouldn’t...
