Joe met the Jesuits at St. Ignatius High School in Cleveland, OH. His call to the Society deepened during his time as a student at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, MA, and he entered the Jesuits following his graduation in May of 2021. He currently studies philosophy at Fordham University in the Bronx, NY, but certainly prefers hiking, playing basketball, and watching baseball.
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Louie Hotop, SJ, and Brian Strassburger, SJ, are two recently ordained Jesuit priests working on the US-Mexico border in Brownsville, TX. They’ve started the Jesuit Border Podcast to share stories and interviews that explore the humanitarian response along the U.S.-Mexico border from a Catholic perspective. Check it out and subscribe!
Joe Simmons, SJ counts down 32 reasons to celebrate this Labor Day.
Feminism, flirting and Ignatius in a scarf giving a sassy examination of conscience? Yep, it’s part 2 of our interview with Mary is My Homegirl.
Tim O’Brien and the author of the tumblr “Mary Is My Homegirl” talk about her website, getting marriage proposals from fans, and what it’s like to be the funniest Catholic on the web (sorry Jake Martin!)
Michael Martinez, S.J. thinks you’ll be surprised by how much Kendrick Lamar has to teach you about being prophetic in his controversial “Humble” music video.
Time for round two! Coach St. Ignatius of Loyola gives us five more spiritual exercise tips to continue getting that soul “Kingdom-ready”!
Joe Simmons, SJ offers 14 ways to show the people in our lives love on Valentine’s Day — or any day.
Jesuit rapper Michael A. Martinez, S.J. releases new “Mask Off God” music video and unmasks the hidden sacredness behind Future’s original song.
What a decade for the Jesuits! The 2010s included Sister Jean’s Final Four run, Missy Franklin’s gold medals, new books by James Martin, S.J., the founding of Arrupe College in Chicago, the canonization of Peter Faber, the birth of The Jesuit Post, and (oh yeah!) the election of Pope Francis. Let’s count down the TOP TEN Jesuit events of the decade.