by Sean Barry, SJ | Mar 30, 2020 | Current Events, In the News, Pop Culture, Sports ~ Approx. 3 mins
Wait, wasn’t baseball season supposed to have started by now? Shouldn’t we be awaiting a great Final Four matchup right now? Effectively, because of Coronavirus, all sporting events have been either pushed back, suspended indefinitely, or cancelled. For many of us,...
by Eric Immel, SJ | Feb 5, 2020 | Blogs, Pop Culture, Spirituality, Sports ~ Approx. 3 mins
“Bro – you gotta check your gear – the Packers got destroyed by the Niners! You must feel like a real loser cheering for them!” Up until that moment, I didn’t feel like a loser any more than I normally do, but as we all know, things can change in an...
by Brian Strassburger, SJ | Jan 9, 2020 | Catholic Writing, Current Events, Global Catholicism, MAG+S & WYD, Papal Election, Papal News, Pop Culture, Pope Francis, Sports, The Jesuits ~ Approx. 8 mins
We’ve come a long way since 2010. Back then, Pope Benedict XVI was five years into his pontificate, there were still 10 Jesuit provinces in the U.S., Peter Faber was just “Blessed,” and no one had heard of the name Missy Franklin. As we continue to kick off the new...
by Emanuel Werner, SJ | Jun 13, 2019 | In the News, Pop Culture, Sports ~ Approx. 4 mins
Last night was Game 7 of hockey’s Stanley Cup Finals between the St. Louis Blues and the Boston Bruins. The Blues won to clinch their first ever Stanley Cup title to write the ending to an incredible storybook season. They fired their head coach early in the season....
by Brian Strassburger, SJ | Apr 18, 2019 | Holy Week, In the News, Pop Culture, Sports ~ Approx. 3 mins
Last Sunday, Tiger Woods made a remarkable comeback after years plagued by scandal, irrelevance, and injury to win his 15th major championship and fifth Masters tournament. As a sports story, it is truly impressive. But let’s not call it a redemption story. Millions...
