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.
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TJPodcast: Habemus Opinions – What do YOU think?
TJPodcast: Perry Petrich and Jay Hooks share their reactions on a bus-riding pope, kitten memes and other surprises. Step up to the mic and let us know what YOU think!
What’s So Weird About A Jesuit Pope?
Everyone knew that a Jesuit would never, ever be pope…right? Wrong! Matt Spotts explains the weirdness.
A Pope Prays, the Digital World Pauses
Leave it to a Jesuit Pope to break the digital immediate-response cycle. Matt Spotts on how Pope Francis called us to prayer.
Habemus a View from Rome
TJP Roman correspondent Eric Ramirez writes about the dark streets of Rome and being caught up in the throng of those responding to the “fumo bianco.”
Predicting the Pope, or Vatican Paging Nate Silver
Matt Spotts is here to talk about why you and he probably won’t predict the next pope.
Atheist Admires Pope Francis. So What?
Pope Francis has at least one atheist admirer. Matt Spotts on why you should care.
Papal Novelties
Old news is new news and that’s all good news.
Quoting the Pope and Missing the Point
Pope Francis has been talking about the “gay lobby” and heaven for atheists — but any headlines leading with those quotes are missing the real story.
The Jazz Pope
A good teacher needs to know when to improvise from the lesson plan. Taking a lesson from his own musical background, Ryan Duns looks at Pope Francis’ often off-the-cuff style.