by Joe Simmons, SJ | Jul 11, 2012 | Blogs ~ Approx. 4 mins
A friend once told me: pay attention the first time you’re in a new place, you’ll never see it with the same eyes. Last week I joined a group of teachers on a flight to Rome. We were on a pilgrimage tour of Ignatian sites, places that are significant in...
by Quang Tran, SJ | Jul 11, 2012 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 2min
Forbes’s Diane Clehane called Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise’s divorce “shocking and predictable.” Some Jesuits at TJP could say the same about Holmes’ reported return to Catholicism and her choice to register at one of the Jesuit churches in New York. It’s reasonable...
by Jay Hooks | Jul 10, 2012 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 3 mins
Editors Note: This is the 2nd installment of our new summer series, Journey Moments. To learn more about the series and the stories we will be sharing throughout the summer please check out Journey Moments: An Introduction. Seekers dominate the Western religious...
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...
