by James Martin, SJ | Feb 8, 2012 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 6 mins
Unlike most of the guys who write for The Jesuit Post, I’m not exactly a “young Jesuit.” I’m 51. (On the other hand, these days anyone under 90 could be considered “young” in a religious order.) But even though I may not know as much about the latest music (read:...
by Sam Sawyer, SJ | Feb 8, 2012 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 2 mins
Since I’m sure we’re violating a fundamental law of the internet by existing for two full weeks without linking to a video of an infant doing something cute on YouTube, I’m going to remedy that now. This baby, in addition to being cute, can’t...
by Matt Spotts, SJ | Feb 7, 2012 | Blogs ~ Approx. 3 mins
Some years ago, I put one of my younger sisters onto Douglas Adams’ science-fiction work The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. The book’s taste for the fantastic and the absurd was just my sister’s kind of humor, but an unforeseen consequence of the recommendation...
by Sam Sawyer, SJ | Feb 6, 2012 | Site News ~ Approx. 2min
If for some reason you happened to be visiting TJP late on Sunday evening after the Super Bowl (and if so, we’re glad that we’re fascinating enough to beat out whatever NBC aired after the game), you might have seen our “please come back soon;...
by The Jesuit Post | Feb 6, 2012 | Week in Review ~ Approx. 1 min
Well, the Superbowl has come and gone, but TJP is back for another week. Congratulations to the New Yorkers among us, and condolences to the New Englanders. When you’ve finished rewatching the commericials from the big game, you can restore your IQ to its normal...
by Peter Folan, SJ | Feb 6, 2012 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 6 mins
St. Ignatius Loyola must have loved this year’s Super Bowl. The commercials were decent (and, in the case of this commercial beyond decent); Madonna rocked; and the game came down to the very last play. Actually, I am convinced that Ignatius is actually a fan of the...
by Joe Hoover, SJ | Feb 6, 2012 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 10 mins
When I think of the Occupy movement, I sometimes think about a tall young man with long distressed hair and a thick earnest beard who stood silently alone amidst immobilized 18-wheelers and five thousand unemployed workers, students, union members, mothers with small...
by Brendan Busse, SJ | Feb 5, 2012 | Blogs ~ Approx. 2 mins
I worry more than I exercise. This is not good for my health. Once, on a silent retreat, my spiritual director suggested that I pray about God’s constant struggling effort in creation. Well, in my world (let’s be clear, this is the world of the fat kid) nothing...
by Tim O'Brien, SJ | Feb 5, 2012 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 1min
Remember Manners 101? In case you’ve forgotten, it was probably the first course you ever took. And it went something like this: after giving you something, an afternoon snack or whatever, your parent or sibling or teacher would also give a test, something like a...
by Paddy Gilger, SJ | Feb 3, 2012 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 2min
As every Dylan fan knows, or will fully pretend to know if they didn’t already and you call them out on it, there would have been no Dylan without Woody Guthrie. In fact, the better of the two original songs that Dylan wrote for his eponymous debut album was called...
