by Matt Spotts, SJ | Jan 31, 2012 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 2min
During a recent visit to my hometown, I was intrigued (and more than a little amused) to note the amount of time and energy that my friends and family expended on their like and/or dislike of now infamous Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow. Of course, these...
by Brendan Busse, SJ | Jan 30, 2012 | Blogs ~ Approx. 1min
Occasionally as a kid I would stay out too late and find myself running home after dark filled with the anxious fear of a child’s overactive imagination. There were dogs in our neighborhood and they would bark and growl and defend their territory from behind the...
by Brendan Busse, SJ | Jan 28, 2012 | Blogs ~ Approx. 2min
I laughed at the cross. In a moment of profound irreverence, in the midst of a 30-day silent retreat, I beheld the candle-lit crucifix hanging high on the wall of the chapel just behind the empty altar, and I laughed. I laughed out loud. Why, you wonder? Well, to...
by Matt Spotts, SJ | Jan 26, 2012 | Blogs ~ Approx. 3 mins
I’m not sure exactly when it was that I fell head over heels in love with the game of soccer, but I know exactly who was responsible. From the early to the mid 2000’s, French soccer legend Thierry Henry glided across the pitch with an irrepressible combination of...
by Brendan Busse, SJ | Jan 25, 2012 | Blogs ~ Approx. 2 mins
The choice of faith orients everything in our lives and whether you choose to believe in God or not is anything but a casual concern. The poet Mary Oliver boldly confronts us with the question in her popular poem, The Summer Day, when she writes, “Tell me, what is it...
