Joe Simmons considers the serious tone of many 2015 Super Bowl commercials, and what they might be saying about our own desires.
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TJP’s Running Super Bowl Commentary
Four Jesuits in three different locations joined their 120 million closest friends in watching the Super Bowl. Here is their running commentary during the game.
“Boo-Yah!”
Vinny Marchionni SJ offers a tribute to the sportscaster who was as cool as the other side of a pillow.
Are you ready for [the possible consequences of] some football?
In light of the deaths of several high school football players and after his own experience with a concussion, Chris Schroeder looks again at a sport he had always loved.
Discerning LeBron James
Michael Rossmann, Adam DeLeon, and Brian Strassburger sit down and discuss whether or not LeBron’s decision to return to Cleveland is a slam dunk.
Scapegoating Donald Sterling
Donald Sterling’s personal racism is only a small part of a systemic issue. So is our reaction.
9/11 and Sports
On the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, Vinny Marchionni, SJ remembers how our search for meaning led us to the stadium.