Dan Dixon, SJ explores the importance of story in Ava Duvernay’s new Netflix documentary “13TH.”
All posts by Danny Gustafson, SJ
Hailing from Sioux Falls, SD, Danny took his flyover state sensibilities to Georgetown University with aspirations of going into politics. He met the Society of Jesus while studying there and joined the Jesuits after graduating. Formation took Danny to Loyola University Chicago, Fordham Prep, and Boston College. Ordained in June 2021, he now serves as a parochial vicar at the Church of St. Ignatius Loyola in New York City.
Joined in 2013 41 posts dgustafsonsj@thejesuitpost.org
The Face of Jesus
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?”
The 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.