by Tim O'Brien, SJ | Mar 9, 2012 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 1min
Church musicians are not usually celebrities. It was a special music store (back in the days of music stores…remember them?) that carried very much in the way of liturgical music. And there were certainly no posters of the St. Louis Jesuits in the back of the...
by Ryan Duns, SJ | Mar 5, 2012 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 11 mins
After three years of teaching high school boys, I have developed the habit of trying to make whatever I teach as explicit and as practical as possible. So, let me ground this discussion of Imaginative Prayer in a little thought-experiment. Imagine that you are in a...
by Tim O'Brien, SJ | Feb 28, 2012 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 2min
Earlier in February, I overheard something that stopped me cold: “The Simpsons just aired its 500th episode on FOX.” Though I stopped watching the show regularly a while ago, the vaunted animated series is not only a cultural mainstay, but was a staple of my...
by Matt Spotts, SJ | Feb 15, 2012 | Blogs ~ Approx. 2 mins
Late last fall, I gave my first public singing performance. I had picked up voice lessons for the first time in my life just previously, and was totally shocked by how much I enjoyed it. I appreciated the music I was learning. I liked my teacher, and, while I am not...
by Perry Petrich, SJ | Feb 15, 2012 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 1 min
Have you ever wanted to teach middle school? I thought not. It’s no easy task to get sixth graders to sit still, must less get knowledge in their heads. You can imagine my astonishment when I saw a room full of twelve-year olds, silent and still. My Chicago Jesuit...
