Jared Johnson Catholic Values Columnist Last semester I wrote in my second dating column that dating is “endlessly complex.” This remains true — so, let’s get into round three. TheContinue Reading
Jared Johnson Catholic Values Columnist I’m not sure yet if this semester’s travels, as they wind down towards finals week, will bring me to Prague. I’ll say that it’s notContinue Reading
Jared Johnson Catholic Values Columnist Anxiety is, of course, a psychological issue, and often its antidote requires a psychological solution. This includes all its attendant problems: depression, self-hatred, self-consciousness andContinue Reading
Jared Johnson Catholic Values Columnist When we think of generosity, we tend to conjure up images of almsgiving: giving money to the poor or serving the homeless, or paying forContinue Reading
Jared Johnson Catholic Values Columnist Our era badly wants for wonders. We often misread these times as a scientific age, where we seek out answers and put an end toContinue Reading
Jared Johnson Catholic Values Columnist Last spring, I wrote a spiritual reflection for the Franciscan 40 program on daily readings from Isaiah 42:1-7 and John 12:1-11, regarding what it meansContinue Reading
Jared Johnson Catholic Values Columnist About once a semester, my family is able to make the eight-hour drive down from the suburbs of Chicago to spend time with me forContinue Reading
Jared Johnson Social Media Manager Last issue, I considered the complications of dating and discernment. Dating, however, is an endlessly complex issue, and I think it will forever remain soContinue Reading
Jared Johnson Social Media Manager Discussion, analysis and criticism of the dating culture here at Franciscan is one of those eternal conversations that will endure until the end of theContinue Reading
Jared Johnson Catholic Values Columnist Keeping tabs on America’s political situation has long been a pastime of mine. My family has been invested in politics for as long as IContinue Reading