Bill McCormick, SJ explains what it is like to grow up on the US-Mexico border, where “time is greater than space.”
Posts in Current Events
Commencement and Remembering
Our liberation is linked with others. Marcos Gonzales, SJ writes that we are to bear the pain of a broken world in his commencement address.
Building a Nation
East Timor forges the long road of nation-building. Andy Nguyen, SJ reflects on being a foreigner who tried to do something useful for this young country.
Candidates Quoting Movies? Please Stop.
Political candidates have been (unsuccessfully) quoting a lot of movies. Keith Maczkiewicz, SJ has some pointers.
7 Practices the Catholic Church Can Learn from Ikea
We’re interested in souls, not sales, but Michael Rossmann, SJ writes that the Catholic Church could still learn from a company like Ikea.
Loving to Hate: Reflections on Anger in Public Discourse
Bill McCormick, SJ considers what anger in politics does to us, and what anger keeps us from doing in our desires for justice.
Unbreakable: Kimmy Schmidt and Netflix’s Global Conquest
Kimmy Schmidt isn’t the only unbreakable one. Michael Rossmann, SJ looks at the consequences of Netflix’s global expansion.
Truth and Lies in JB’s “Love Yourself”
Once, I banned talk of Justin Bieber from my classroom,— so, I cannot believe that I am going to say it --- but I love Justin Bieber’s song “Love Yourself.” Why? Take a look at two truths and a lie from the song. Truth #1: My parents and my friends might offer a good...
Five Steps to Learning a Language (Like a Jesuit)
¿Hablas español? No? Well, Brian Strassburger, SJ has five quick tips to help (and one bonus one for the eager learner…).
Wrong About Trump
Danny Gustafson, SJ thought there was no way Trump was a serious contender. He was wrong.