by Tim O'Brien, SJ | Jan 31, 2012 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 1min
I am distressingly inept at discerning technological trends. “The DVD will never last,” I proclaimed confidently in the high school cafeteria. A few years later, I wondered aloud: “Blackberry? Who would want one?” I’ll even confess to encountering the iPad with more...
by Paul Lickteig, SJ | Jan 30, 2012 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 7 mins
In 1998 my friend Anime Emily gave me this tape that had a “mix” on one side and Athens, Georgia indie-rock band Neutral Milk Hotel’s album In the Aeroplane over the Sea on the other. I spent three weeks listening to the first two songs on Side A over and over...
by Perry Petrich, SJ | Jan 30, 2012 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 1 min
I was a bit surprised when she first showed up in my prayer. You see, God reveals himself to each person individually in a way that person can understand. St. Ignatius of Loyola firmly believed that. Musically inclined, he experienced the Trinity as three notes...
by Tim O'Brien, SJ | Jan 30, 2012 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 1min
A few days ago on TJP, my pal Joe Simmons asked: why pray? It’s a great question — and you should read what he has to say. But the question takes on a different dimension when asked by folks who are seekers, those looking for God but unsure of what they believe....
by James T. Keane | Jan 30, 2012 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 1 min
“You know when I sit down and when I rise up; you know when I click and what I search; you discern my purpose from afar.” Two of these three lines are from Psalm 139. I address the third to Google. According to Google, I’m a 65-year-old woman with interests in...
