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Worth Reading: Mr. and Mrs. Jesus Christ
OMG! What are we to do now? The media loves a great headline. Before demonizing them think about your own Facebook status updates – ever spend a few minutes tweaking your latest post to ensure that...
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The Golden Iggy Awards
The coveted golden Iggy Alrightalrightalright, so even HuffPo is expressing some doubt about whether the Mrs. Jesus papyrus fragment is authentic. Never the less (!) gifts have been registered for and...
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Speaking in Tongues: Top 10 Foreign Language Songs
A Speaking in Tongues Top 10 Ever catch yourself singing a song while having no clue what the words actually meant? This list is for you. Ever find yourself flying out of the house already ten minutes...
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Meme Watch: Inigo
Finish this quote: “Hello. My name is …” Slim Shady? Nope, it’s the other one. Thanks to the 25th Anniversary of The Princess Bride, we’ve been trading Princess Bride quotes back and forth all week...
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Sacred vs. Secular: Do They Know It’s Christmas?
The TJP Christmas Playlist is live and shareable. Check out the latest additions. My back against the wall, facing a firing squad of my most opinionated pals, I boldly pronounced my last words: ”No...
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The Digital Monks of @UnvirtuousAbbey
Condense the gospel reading into 140 characters? You must be mad! That’s probably true, but it’s never stopped us before. Everyday for the past month @TheJesuitPost has been spinning the daily gospel...
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Worth Reading: French Bishops On Love and Gay Marriage
It’s Complicated Facebook got something right. When it comes to our love lives… “It’s complicated.” Whether gay or straight, they’re fraught with tensions and vulnerabilities and, frankly, they’re...
View ArticleAsk Iggy: Jesuit Conspiracy Theories
In this episode, we Ask Iggy about Jesuit conspiracy theories. Iggy seemed a little shocked to hear that the Jesuits were responsible for sinking the Titanic. We’re wondering what he’ll think when he...
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God Has Not Been Idle with the Young
Photo Bombing the Superior General of the Jesuits On the way to an airport, bedraggled and sleep deprived, I found myself on a bus with a random assortment of backpacks and young adults. Seated in...
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Discerning the Papal Interview
This post is part of a series of reflections by TJP writers on Pope Francis’s recent interview. Full Series List: The Papal Interview: Young Jesuits React and Reflect The Original Interview: At...
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Waiting to See: The Advocate & Pope Francis
The Advocate selects Pope Francis as Person of the Year On the list of things I never expected, Pope Francis’s selection as The Advocate’s Person of the Year ranks right near the top. They researched...
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As One Friend Speaks To Another
When I think about that fact that I am overseeing a work that includes 40+ young(ish) Jesuits my excitement is mixed with just a bit of apprehension. Ron Swanson understands… From the time of it’s...
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Come at Me, Bro! (Why I Love the Crazies)
This post is an excerpt from the new The Jesuit Post book, available on Kindle and in paperback. The book features 20 new essays from writers for The Jesuit Post, as well as reprinting a few of the...
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Worth Watching: I Am
You may not immediately know the name Tom Shadyac, but I bet you’d recognize a number of movies that he’s directed (Ace Ventura, anyone?). So why exactly did he choose to give away most of his fortune...
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Fr. General Nicolás Will Convoke GC 36 and Intends to Retire
This morning Jesuits around the world woke up to find a letter from Fr. General Adolfo Nicolás, SJ in their inboxes. Nicolás is the Superior General of the Society of Jesus and he has announced that...
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Pope Cup 2014
Football fever is running high here at TJP. Even though the Vatican has said that the game’s on well after normal papal bedtimes — and it’s a well known fact the that Benedict isn’t the world’s...
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Ite Inflammate Omnia: Fuel for the Fire
Passing the Light at IFTJ Image: Ignatian Solidarity Network Social media is our normal hangout. Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and YouTube, these are the places you can find The Jesuit Post preaching,...
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Discerniendo la entrevista con el papa Francisco
Originalmente escrito en ingles y traducido por Juan Pablo Marrufo del Toro, SJ Este articulo es parte de una serie de ensayos escrito por los colaboradores de TJP. La lista completa: The Papal...
View ArticleApril Fools 2014 Wrap Up
I’ve gotten a few confused emails recently about the various Dominican posts that are now part of TJP. With so many Jesuits in one place, you’re bound to get some mischief, especially on April 1st....
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It’s OK to Be a Mess
“There is nothing more touching to me than a family picture where everyone is trying to look his or her best, but you can see what a mess they all really are.” -Anne Lamott, Traveling Mercies: Some...
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