People have told TJP writer Brian Strassburger, S.J. that he looks like Jesus. It leaves him wondering: “Um, what exactly does Jesus look like?”
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Brendan was born and raised in southern California. His love of narrative and social justice led him to pursue degrees in English (BA) and Theology (MA) at Loyola Marymount University. Before joining the Jesuits he served as a Jesuit Volunteer in Belize and worked in Campus Ministry at LMU as the director of Community Service and Social Justice. In recent years he studied Social Philosophy (MA) at Loyola University, Chicago and taught in the Matteo Ricci College of Seattle University. He was ordained a priest in 2017.
Joined in 2012 bbussesj@thejesuitpost.org
0 postsThe Articles from 2014 That Made Me Think, Laugh, and Cry
Michael Rossmann loves talking about what he has read recently. Here he recaps the best he read in 2014 and invites you to make your own recommendations.
A Frat Boy’s Confession: An Open Letter to the Fraternity Men of America
Unwittingly and with the best of intentions, I was an enabler of violence…
Some Catholics
The Catholic Church has been described as “here comes everybody.” In Some Catholics, Joe Hoover, in vibrant detail, describes… some Catholics.
8 Phone Calls You Get in your 20’s
After turning 30, Brian Strassburger looks back on the important phone calls he got in his 20’s.
Requiem for a Dog
Jayme Stayer considers love for pets, mourning a dog, and Jesuit life.
A Guaranteed Mystery
Unlike science and philosophy, faith must leave room for Mystery. John Shea considers how belief in Mystery comes with no guarantees.
Catholics should be more obedient (and bishops less bossy)
Chris Schroeder explores what true obedience–and true leadership–looks like.
It’s March Madness; and I’m a Loser
TJP Resident Bracketologist Brian Strassburger talks basketball, winning, and how sports shape our notion of success.