I remember that day a few years ago when the Pope sat at his desk with an iPad in front of him. Surrounded by his staff, he lifted his hand and tapped the screen, sending out a (prepared) tweet to launch the Vatican news portal. It was an endearingly awkward moment of traditional meets modern… Read More Following @Jesus outside #FollowFriday

By the time this piece posts, the blogosphere will be awash in commentary about the first presidential debate of the 2012 general election.  Pundits will weigh in on word choice and policy platforms.  Fashion bloggers will be talking about the color of the men’s ties.  And students of Aristotle and Socrates will be weeding through… Read More Don’t Be Fooled, Politicians Are Not Our Saviors

Three-and-a-half years ago, I sat in a coffee shop in Kampala, Uganda, sipping my brew and listening nonchalantly to the sound of world news coverage.  I had heard about the brouhaha surrounding Notre Dame’s decision to invite President Obama to deliver the 2009 commencement address and receive an honorary doctorate.  Nonetheless, it was a surreal… Read More Notre Dame’s Presidential Invites Go Unnoticed

A little over two weeks ago, Fordham University had the privilege of hosting an evening of conversation about Catholic faith, humor, and joy with Fr. James Martin, SJ, Stephen Colbert, and Timothy Cardinal Dolan, Archbishop of New York.  The event was immediately sold-out and due to a media blackout, was only shared live via texts… Read More The New Evangelization?

Here in Boston the students have descended upon us from the four corners of the earth, the mornings are crisp, and the earliest of leaves have started to change colors, but nothing announces the arrival of fall like the return of football.  With the Sox not even in contention this year, a month before their… Read More The Replacement Refs and Catholic Social Teaching

Last week the U.S. Census Bureau released a report that revealed how Americans fared in 2011.  Theresults from the American Community Surveyhighlight social and economic realities facing the United States.  Since its release, a spate of news stories have analyzed the implications.  Headlines like: “US poverty rate unchanged; record numbers persist” or “California Poverty: Three… Read More How are Americans Faring?

[This post by Paddy Gilger, SJ originally appeared in The Jesuit Post on September 26, 2012] I walked into my Jesuit community a week ago to find three of my brothers dancing. Not just moving in place dancing, but real, shake-it, dancing.  They were watching a music video, grins pasted all over their faces and… Read More Cultural Satire, Gangnam Style