You are no mere girl, you are a towering woman
Leo J. O’Donovan, S.J.
Leo J. O’Donovan, S.J., is president emeritus of Georgetown University and director of mission at Jesuit Refugee Service/USA.
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A new exhibition celebrates the most cherished book of the Bible: the Psalms
“Sing a New Song: The Psalms in Medieval Art and Life” is on display through Jan. 4, 2026, at the Morgan Library and Museum in New York.
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Remembering Roger Haight: generous teacher, humble Jesuit and incomparable friend
Well before “public theology” became a watchword, he had set about rethinking the language of faith in the contemporary world—all with typical understatement and modesty.
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Once mocked, Impressionism triumphs 150 years later in Paris and D.C.
150 years after the birth of Impressionism, two dazzling shows have been mounted.
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The late Protestant theologian Jürgen Moltmann asked: How can we find a human God in a dehumanized world?
In 1975, Leo O’Donovan, S.J., a theologian and former student of Karl Rahner, reviewed the renowned German theologian Jürgen Moltmann’s ‘The Crucified God.’ Jürgen Moltmann died on June 3, 2024, at the age of 98.
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An ancient German abbey has become a new destination for pilgrimage with Gerhard Richter’s stained glass
Gerhard Richter dazzles us with beauty that will intimate for many what is indeed beyond all human imagining.
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Georgetown coach John Thompson loved his players, his city and the Blessed Mother
A former president of Georgetown remembers the legendary coach John Thompson Jr.
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Patriotic paintings we can be proud of on the 4th of July
Leo. J. O’Donovan, S.J., makes a virtual visit to the American Wing of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
A Prayer for World Refugee Day
Help us, God of mercy, to realize how much more threatening the pandemic is for a forcibly displaced person.
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Watch: A stay-at-home gala for the Metropolitan Opera
On April 25, the Met’s first virtual gala was held. It will be rebroadcast on June 12 and 13.