In preparation for Advent I 39 ve been seeking wisdom from the words of Pope Francis in a recently published book nbsp The Church of Mercy Loyola Press nbsp a collection of Francis 39 s writings and speeches In a speech in April of 2013 Pope Francis had this to say T he testimony of faith c
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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New VP for Mission at Holy Cross
The College of the Holy Cross the Jesuit college in Worcester MA has named Fr William Campbell S J a Holy Cross alum as Vice President for Mission and Ministry Currently Fr Campbell is President at Cheverus High School in Portland Maine According to a Holy Cross press release quot Fr
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A Defense of the Jesuits at Notre Dame
Writing in The Observer the student newspaper of the University of Notre Dame Notre Dame junior Sarah Morris offers a defense of the Jesuits The tendency to distinguish ldquo real rdquo Catholics from Jesuits often goes hand in hand with what nbsp New York Times nbsp columnist Ross Douthat has d
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Colbert v. Dawkins On Intelligibility
Yesterday I wrote about C S Lewis and one of the arguments for God 39 s existence that Lewis advances in Mere Christianity namely the universality of the moral law For Lewis it made no sense that he should have a correct and comprehensible understanding of justice while the world – and the uni
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C.S. Lewis on Atheist Simplicity
I 39 ve been taking a class of seniors through an overview of the Christian faith attempting to teach them why and how a clear-thinking person can believe in a loving God Some of my lecture notes are based on C S Lewis 39 s Mere Christianity and so I recently had the pleasure of returning to s
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Online Spiritual Resources
I want to share a few spiritual resources that I and others have found helpful in the midst of busy lives Most of these sites deliver reflections or readings through email nbsp nbsp Meditations from Richard RohrDaily Scriptural Reflections from the University of Notre DameDaily Scriptural Reflec
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Boston College Remembers Jesuit Martyrs
The Boston College Chronicle recently spotlighted the efforts of BC to remember the Jesuit martyrs of El Salvador through an art exhibit now on display on BC 39 s campus The exhibit titled quot One Night in November quot ison display through Jan 7 in the main lobby of O rsquo Neill Library
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New President at Scranton Prep
Fr Ryan J Maher S J currently in a leadership role at the University of Scranton has been named the new president at Scranton Preparatory School one of the two Jesuit high schools in Pennsylvania The Scranton Times-Tribune has the story Prior to his role at the University of Scranton the Re
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What Will Become of Football?
Over at The Jesuit Post Chris Schroeder S J writes about the dangers of football mainly the alarming consequences of concussions and other head and brain trauma nbsp On October 1st Tom Cutinella a 16-year-old high school football player died after receiving a head injury in a nbsp ldquo ty
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Christ as Divine Physician
Of late I 39 ve had the chance to lead a local group of Catholic faculty in faith formation and one of the themes I addressed is the image of Christ as the divine physician A starting point for this image are Christ 39 s numerous healing miracles but especially his words quot Those who are w