Adapting top-down church teaching for the interactive Internet age
Matt Emerson
Matt Emerson's essays have appeared in a number of publications, including America, Commonweal, and the Wall Street Journal. The Catholic Press Association named his September 2012 essay "Help Their Unbelief," published in America, as the "best essay" in the category of national general interest magazine for 2012. He is the author of the book Why Faith? A Journey of Discovery (Paulist Press 2016).Articles:Fruitful Searching (Jan. 5-12, 2015)Preambles for Faith (May 13, 2013)Help Their Unbelief (Sept. 10, 2012)Posts at The Ignatian Educator
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Archbishop Cordileone on Catholic Schools
On Feb 6 2015 Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco addressed the Catholic High School Teachers Convocation on the subject of Catholic education In a speech titled quot Knowledge Virtue and Holiness quot the archbishop referenced Pope Francis 39 quot theology of accompaniment q
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Dana Gioia’s “Prayer”
While searching for a poem to pair with a presentation I recently gave I came across this moving selection titled quot Prayer quot from Dana Gioia 39 s outstanding collection The Gods of Winter 1991 It 39 s a very Catholic poem that in its honesty and authenticity carries the intensity of
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The Enduring Influence of Thomas Merton
Fr Robert Barron founder of Word on Fire and creator of the impressive nbsp Catholicism nbsp series a few days ago nbsp published an essay nbsp expressing the impact that Thomas Merton 39 s writings exerted on his Fr Barron 39 s interest in religious life Fr Barron says that Merton quot h
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Jesuits Profiled in ‘Catholic San Francisco’
Catholic San Francisco the official newspaper of the Archdiocese of San Francisco profiled the Society of Jesus in its latest issue providing some good historical information A snippet Jesuit work in San Francisco also included parish ministry through St Ignatius Church between 1855 and 1863 t
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Recommending a Bible
Sometimes I 39 m asked to recommend a Bible one that provides an accurate translation along with helpful annotations that illuminate the complexities of the stories and text I am no biblical scholar so I don 39 t mean to offer any definitive opinion However I can say that for New Testament rea
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Catholic schools and the power of asking questions
One of the most influential texts for my teaching thinking and writing as well as for my own efforts to live faithfully as a lay Catholic is the Second Vatican Council document nbsp Gaudium et Spes the Council 39 s Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World nbsp Just about every pa
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Going to Class with Matteo Ricci
In recognition of Catholic Schools Week I thought I 39 d share a little bit of history from the schooling of Matteo Ricci the great 16th century Italian Jesuit missionary When Ricci was about ten his father enrolled him at the newly founded Macerata Jesuit College in central Italy According to
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The ‘Enchantment Leap’
Reflecting on online dating and the modern world at The New York Times David Brooks identifies the quot enchantment leap quot When online daters actually meet an entirely different mind-set has to kick in If they rsquo re going to be open to a real relationship they have to stop asking where t
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Catholic Schools Week Returns
Catholic Schools Week has begun The annual weeklong celebration runs from Jan 25 until Jan 31 The National Catholic Education Association notes The theme for the National Catholic Schools Week 2015 is ldquo Catholic Schools Communities of Faith Knowledge and Service rdquo Schools typically