Requiem for a Dog
Published Jun 23, 2014 in Et Alia, Spirituality ~ Approx 11 mins
Jayme Stayer considers love for pets, mourning a dog, and Jesuit life.
Speaking of Tragedy: The Boston Marathon and Public Discourse
Published Apr 18, 2013 in Uncategorized ~ Approx 4 mins
Boston resident Jayme Stayer considers poetry, tragedy, and the risks of talking about either.
Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Crack House
Published Aug 16, 2012 in Uncategorized ~ Approx 10 mins
Culture wars? Relativism? The word “chalice”? TJP’s resident rhetorician Jayme Stayer gives us 13 examples of how the answers we give depend up on the (rhetorical) perspectives we take.
Sh*t Christian Poets Say: The Problems of God-Talk, Sentimentality, and Style (Part 2)
Published Feb 22, 2012 in Uncategorized ~ Approx 6 mins
King of Snark Jayme Stayer returns for Part 2 of “Sh*t Christian Poets Say” – here he immerses us in Mary Karr’s poetic efforts to walk the tightrope between experience and theologizing.
Sh*t Christian Poets Say: The Problems of God-Talk, Sentimentality, and Style (Part 1)
Published Feb 15, 2012 in Uncategorized ~ Approx 11 mins
*Sigh* Why is it so hard to a find good Christian poem these days? Thank God we’ve got our own King-of-Snark (and first-rate T.S. Eliot scholar) Prof. Jayme Stayer on hand to respond to such questions.