It worked for Wikipedia, but can you crowdsource a saint? If you believe Sam Sawyer, that’s the only way do it.
All posts by Sam Sawyer, SJ
Sam was ordained a priest in 2014. As one of the co-founders of TJP, Sam kept the servers running and explained to other editors why "just move that box over there" was not as simple as it sounded. He's grateful that using his technology talents for the service of the Gospel wasn't limited just to fixing computers for other Jesuits. He currently works at America Media.
Joined in 2011 42 posts ssawyersj@thejesuitpost.org @ssawyersj
Could You Pass for a Computer?
How about for an atheist? Sam Sawyer on what an atheist/Christian “Turing Test” has to tell us about dialogue.
Can’t Find a Job? How About a Vocation?
The salary’s low, but the job security is out-of-this-world — a plug for vocations in the economic downturn sets Sam Sawyer to thinking about how God gets our attention.
Whoever Has Ears Ought To Hear
Does your 9 am class resemble a set from the Walking Dead? Listen up! Sam Sawyer reminds us that our students are not zombies.
Invocation for Beginnings
For anyone who hasn’t begun, who’s stuck in a terrible place between zero and one. This one’s for you!
What Does Easter Look Like?
Sam Sawyer wonders whether Stephen Colbert dancing is a better image of Easter than Jesus in a glowing toga.
Good Friday, Even on the Web
If you’re stuck behind a screen instead of in church today, TJP brings a little of Good Friday on the web to you.
The Longest Ten Seconds Ever
Sam Sawyer links This American Life and confession, and is grateful only one of them is broadcast.
Vader Has Left the Building
There is a disturbance in the force. Sam Sawyer is frightened because the disturbance isn’t new; it’s been around for a long, long time.