Jason Welle wants to add to the list of recent papal ‘firsts’ … this time with a Vatican entry in Eurovision.
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Jason, born and raised in southern California, attended a high school seminary before going to University of California, Santa Cruz to complete a B.A. in Community Studies. Jason is absent with permission from the Society of Jesus.
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Complicity and the Cross
In the wake of the release of files detailing sexual abuse and cover-ups in Los Angeles, Jason Welle thinks about what it is to take up and bear the grief of a community.
Holy Rivalries!
Pope Francis confirms his presence at WYD 2013 — Jason Welle wonders how much of the famous Argentina-Brazil rivalry will come with him.
Mental Health in America
Seeking the root of the rash of mass shootings in the United States (31 of them since Columbine in ’99), Jason Welle uncovers a national lack of attention to the mentally ill.
Do You Feel Happy? How About Now?
In light of a recent list of the world’s happiest countries, Jason Welle takes a deeper look at what happiness means – and where it might be found.
An Amazing Happiness
If you don’t know The Happiest Man in the World, let Jason Welle introduce you to him.
After Newtown: Waiting for Action
Three weeks have passed since the Sandy Hook shooting, and Jason Welle wonders when the day to talk about gun control will finally arrive.