After turning 30, Brian Strassburger looks back on the important phone calls he got in his 20’s.
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Brian was ordained a priest in June 2021. He is currently working in the diocese of Brownsville, TX on the US-Mexico border. Brian grew up in Denver, CO, and went to Regis Jesuit High School followed by college at Saint Louis University. As a Jesuit, he studied International Development at Fordham University, which inspired two and half years working at a Jesuit nonprofit in Managua, Nicaragua. After theology studies at Boston College, Brian was ordained and sent to a new mission of his province on the border. He helps at a local parish in Brownsville, accompanies migrants on both sides of the border, and co-hosts The Jesuit Border Podcast. Brian’s extracurricular activities include cheering on Denver sports teams, growing a beard, and enjoying fellowship over beers.
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85 postsSports Hate
During this NHL and NBA finals season, Brian Strassburger reflects on the hatred that sports can bring out of us.
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.
Triumph at the Finish Line
Brian Strassburger, in his TJP debut, reflects on marathon spectating and celebrating the human spirit.