by Joe Simmons, SJ | Mar 1, 2012 | Blogs ~ Approx. 5 mins
Teaching in a high school as I do, maybe I shouldn’t have been surprised at finding myself utterly unable to get any distance from sarcasm these past few days. Being unable to run from sarcasm, I decided to imitate Nietzsche (that great educator of Christians) and do...
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 Joe Simmons, SJ | Feb 24, 2012 | Blogs ~ Approx. 3 mins
You can tell a lot about a person by what they read. I, for one, love perusing people’s bookshelves – it gives such a view into what has informed their thinking and what forms their worldview. But all bets are off in a Jesuit community. A Jesuit community bookshelf...
by Joe Simmons, SJ | Feb 14, 2012 | Blogs ~ Approx. 4 mins
My mind has forgotten, or blissfully blocked, the sarcastic comment that prompted her words. I may never recall what I said to her, but I sure remember my sister’s response. It cut like a knife: “And you’re studying to be a priest?” *** All Jesuit novices undergo a...
