by Ryan Birjoo, SJ | Apr 9, 2020 | Art, Film, Pop Culture ~ Approx. 6 mins
In the Spiritual Exercises, St. Ignatius invites us to imagine scenes from the gospel in our prayer. In this “composition of place,” we try to see the furnishings in a room, inhale the smells wafting in a market, hear the sound of the waves crashing on the sea...
by Eric Immel, SJ | Apr 3, 2020 | Art, Current Events, Film, In the News, Music, Pop Culture ~ Approx. 4 mins
In this world of increased distance and isolation, I imagine lots of us have gotten stuck in a YouTube vortex at one point or another. As I write, I’m in one, and it’s been going for a few hours. It’s late, and I need to go to bed, but I’m watching musicians do their...
by Sean Barry, SJ | Mar 30, 2020 | Current Events, In the News, Pop Culture, Sports ~ Approx. 3 mins
Wait, wasn’t baseball season supposed to have started by now? Shouldn’t we be awaiting a great Final Four matchup right now? Effectively, because of Coronavirus, all sporting events have been either pushed back, suspended indefinitely, or cancelled. For many of us,...
by Jeff Ryan Miraflor, SJ | Mar 5, 2020 | Film, Pop Culture ~ Approx. 3 mins
Warning: This article contains spoilers. The writers of “To All the Boys P.S. I Still Love You” have done it once again. They’ve re-captured the attention of my hopeless romantic heart from the first movie and had me sitting on the edge of my seat with the new love...
by Sean Barry, SJ | Feb 28, 2020 | Film, Pop Culture, Video Games ~ Approx. 3 mins
Warning: This article contains Spoilers — On February 14, audiences encountered Sonic the Hedgehog on the big screen for the first time. Though this film may have mixed critical reviews, it has been well-received by the fans. One of the reasons I loved the...
