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...
by Tim O'Brien, SJ | Jan 22, 2012 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 1 min
Confession: the hit British costume drama Downton Abbey was my guiltiest pleasure of 2011, a distinction poised to continue in 2012 as well. The show has been all over the news in the last few weeks, in the runup to and aftermath of its season two premier on PBS....
by Eric Sundrup, SJ | Jan 22, 2012 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 1 min
St. Ignatius Loyola once had a mystical experience of the Trinity. In his characteristically spartan account he notes that his experience was like three notes making up one chord. Perhaps this was the first of many Ignatian audio-visual presentations? As odd as it...
