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The Jesuit Guide to 2021 March Madness

The Jesuit Guide to 2021 March Madness

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...
Ignatian Hip-Hop: “Radical Prayer”

Ignatian Hip-Hop: “Radical Prayer”

by Mike Martinez, SJ | Mar 12, 2021 | Justice, Music, Pop Culture, Prayers, Spirituality, The Jesuits, Topics    ~ Approx. 4 mins

When I was a Jesuit novice, I once eagerly asked one of our Province’s most socially committed Jesuits what the most “radical” thing I can do today as a Jesuit? His response wasn’t what I expected: “Pray!” he said.  I think he meant something other than praying more...
Bros in Beowulf: A New Translation of a Medieval Epic

Bros in Beowulf: A New Translation of a Medieval Epic

by Brent Gordon, SJ | Mar 4, 2021 | Catholic Writing, Fantasy Fiction & Faith, Pop Culture    ~ Approx. 4 mins

“Bro! Tell me we still know how to speak of kings!”  What a wonderful first line in Beowulf: A New Translation by Maria Dahvana Headley. There is something epic about the call to remember, and something earthy about beginning that call with a word like “bro.” This...
Freestyle Rapping in the Image and Likeness of God

Freestyle Rapping in the Image and Likeness of God

by Ian Peoples, SJ | Feb 26, 2021 | Music, Pop Culture, Social Media    ~ Approx. 4 mins

What would you do if someone asked you to create a song about someone they loved who’d recently died? I’m talking on the spot. Don’t put it on paper. Just start speaking words with the hope that you could say something meaningful–something that touched the heart....
Sea Shanties, Psalms, and the Vicissitudes of Life

Sea Shanties, Psalms, and the Vicissitudes of Life

by Jason McCreery | Jan 28, 2021 | Music, Pop Culture, Social Media    ~ Approx. 4 mins

Recently, sea shanties came into a new virality with the song “Wellerman” (though the song itself is 150 years old). Utilizing a TikTok feature where one video can play next to another, a few people started harmonizing the song together (see below). Then more people...
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How can brushstrokes become a prayer? In this reflection, Sebastián Salamanca-Huet, SJ recounts how St. Peter Claver and the Rarámuri people helped him see that being Jesuit and artist are not two callings, but one vocation.

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