by Ian Peoples, SJ | Dec 31, 2020 | Christmas, Pop Culture, Spirituality, Sports ~ Approx. 4 mins
One of the few things I carve out time for in my schedule is watching FC Barcelona (Barca) play soccer. Partly because they play the beautiful game, beautifully. The more important reason, though, is the orchestrator of that beauty. You know his name: Lionel Messi. I...
by Brendan Gottschall, SJ | Dec 8, 2020 | Film, Pop Culture ~ Approx. 4 mins
This article contains some spoilers for Parasite (2019) and Hillbilly Elegy (2020) Netflix’s recent drama Hillbilly Elegy has gotten a lot of flack for its portrayal of poverty in rural America: critics have called it “exploitative”, “condescending”, “terrible”, and...
by Ian Peoples, SJ | Nov 20, 2020 | Pop Culture, Sports ~ Approx. 5 mins
Earlier this year I was running on a treadmill, which faced a big TV. The UEFA Champions League had resumed after being delayed because of the pandemic. Messi and company were playing, so I was running along with the squad. Messi scored one goal, and I hollered from...
by Hunter D'Armond, SJ | Nov 5, 2020 | Pop Culture, Prayers, Spirituality, Sports ~ Approx. 3 mins
One of the more difficult sacrifices I made when I entered the Jesuits was giving up hunting, the very sport which is my namesake. It’s not that Jesuits aren’t allowed to hunt, as some may think, but more because Jesuit life, especially in formation, isn’t conducive...
by Jason McCreery | Oct 30, 2020 | Film, Pop Culture ~ Approx. 4 mins
This article contains some spoilers for Suspiria (2018). There is a simple truth when it comes to the Resurrection: “unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains just a single grain; but if it dies, it bears much fruit”.1 We are to be encouraged...
