He didn’t realize it at the time, but a Muslim player’s presence in an old computer game helped shape Dan Everson’s attitudes toward Islam.
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7.5 Tips to Survive and Thrive in (a Jesuit) College
So, you’ve arrived at a Jesuit school. Tim O’Brien, SJ offers 7.5 ways to make the most of the next four years.
TJP Reads: All the King’s Men
“It might have been all different, Jack.” Summer reading leads Danny Gustafson, SJ, to ask, “But what if?”
TJP Reads: Agent of Asgard
Our own Nate Romano, SJ contemplates comic books, redemption, and gods who shoot fish with bazookas.
It’s OK to Be a Mess
“There is nothing more touching to me than a family picture where everyone is trying to look his or her best, but you can see what a mess they all really are.” -Anne Lamott
TJP Reads: The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever
Alex Placke, SJ reflects over how Thomas Covenant teaches each of us the importance of believing in ourselves.
Frisbee for all!
Jason Downer, SJ, wonders, now that Frisbee is a sport, how do we get it in the Olympics?
Now We Got Bad Blood
Everybody’s talking about wages and labor rights these days, including Taylor Swift…and TJP’s Ken Homan.
Who Killed Amy Winehouse?
Tim O’Brien considers a question lurking behind “Amy,” Asif Kapadia’s new documentary.
Mein Gott or Mein Kampf? On Adolf Hitler and Ignatius Loyola
Joe Simmons, SJ considers the unsettling similarities (and merciful differences) between Ignatius Loyola and Adolf Hitler.