by John Stein, SJ | Jan 18, 2022 | Current Events, Science & Technology ~ Approx. 4 mins
Smartphone notifications often make me feel like a marionette, like I’m attached to a thousand strings pulling at me all at once. Text messages, phone calls, emails, and social media alerts seem to be endless, leading some recent researchers to point out that these...
by Kevin Karam | Jul 28, 2021 | Current Events, In the News, Pop Culture, Social Media ~ Approx. 6 mins
A couple weeks ago, Mr. Matthew Flegenheimer of the New York Times published an article introducing his readers to Joe Rogan. Mr. Rogan is a comedian who has earned blackbelts in three styles of martial arts and is a UFC commentator. He’s also a media personality with...
by An Hoang Vu, SJ | Mar 31, 2021 | Blogs, Holy Week, Social Media, Spirituality ~ Approx. 3 mins
I love using social media. It is the best way for me to connect to the world and keep in touch with those I love and care for. Still, social media are streams of unfiltered information and emotion. Thus, I need some kind of filter to help me with navigating social...
by Jason McCreery, SJ | 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...
by Connor Smith, SJ | Jul 23, 2020 | In the News, Science & Technology, Social Media ~ Approx. 4 mins
2020 feels like a bad car wreck- I want to look away but can’t take my eyes off it. We read the morning paper, scroll through Twitter, and watch the nightly news. Knowing what’s going on in the world makes us well-informed citizens and allows us to bring the needs of...
