by Justin Grosnick, SJ | Mar 18, 2021 | Humor, Pop Culture, Social Media, Sports, TV ~ Approx. 7 mins
This article was co-written by Justin Grosnick and Dan Dixon. Let’s be honest. None of us really knows what’s going to happen in the NCAA tournament. Statistics suggest the odds of selecting a perfect bracket are one in 9.2 quintillion. And that’s before taking COVID...
by Danny Gustafson, SJ | Jan 15, 2021 | Current Events, Faith & Politics, In the News, Justice ~ Approx. 3 mins
January of 2008 and January of 2021 found me focused on the same building, but at profoundly different points in my life and for profoundly different reasons. In January of 2008, I had just acquired my Congressional ID badge. As a freshman at Georgetown University, I...
by Brian Strassburger, SJ | Jan 1, 2021 | Current Events, Events, Justice, Papal News, Pope Francis, The Jesuits ~ Approx. 7 mins
Happy New Year! Let’s all collectively wave goodbye to 2020. Whew- what a year! As we welcome in 2021, this year has a lot in store, and not just the roll-out of COVID-19 vaccines or the swearing in of the second Catholic President of the United States. Here at TJP,...
by Ken Homan, SJ | Feb 24, 2020 | Justice, Race, The Jesuits ~ Approx. 6 mins
*Warning: This piece contains significant racist language* In 1967, Superior General Fr. Pedro Arrupe, SJ, wrote a letter to the American Jesuits calling them to task for their collective inaction on racism. Arrupe stated, “The racial crisis involves, before all else,...
