by Paddy Gilger, SJ | Jan 24, 2012 | About TJP, Site News, Uncategorized ~ Approx. 2 mins
Kevin Garnett, Jesus, Bob Dylan and Descartes. Really? I squinted to get a better look at the young guy standing in front of me. It sure seemed like he was wearing a black shirt and a white plastic collar. And it sure seemed like he had just tied these four men...
by Jay Hooks | Jan 23, 2012 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 1min
I heard this song by Hem a couple of weeks back, and it’s stuck with me. (Note: no, I did not first hear it on the Liberty Mutual ad. And as nice as it is to think that big insurance companies are into random acts of kindness and the ‘pay it forward’ attitude, I...
by Tim O'Brien, SJ | Jan 23, 2012 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 1 min
If you read the words “I’ve always preached moderation” recently, they were probably not from Thomas Aquinas, who extolled the virtue of moderation by saying “virtus in medio stat” – virtue stands in the middle. No, if you read them at all, these words probably came...
by Jake Martin, SJ | Jan 22, 2012 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 1 min
Here’s a link to a speech by hipster icon (at least this aging hipster’s icon), and gosh-darn-pretty-good-gosh-darn writer David Foster Wallace. Those of us with an Ignatian bent may well see something in the speech that laterally addresses Ignatius’ Two Standards...
by Tim O'Brien, SJ | Jan 22, 2012 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 1min
Own a cell phone? Ever had the experience of your phone going off at a somewhat opportune moment? Maybe you were in church, or in the middle of a quiet dinner – and all of a sudden you are frantically fumbling to make the ringing stop. Few of us, though, have...
