In the latest edition of the The Boston College nbsp Chronicle BC 39 s publication for faculty and staff Sean Smith reports on the newly created Institute for Advanced Jesuit Studies The Institute under the direction of Fr Casey Beaumier nbsp S J will serve as quot a locus for courses wor
Matt Emerson
Matt Emerson is the author of Why Faith? A Journey of Discovery (Paulist Press, 2016). His writing has appeared in numerous publications, including America and The Wall Street Journal.
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If Schools Were Marriotts
How can educators adapt to new trends without sacrificing what shouldn’t change?
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Prepared by God
In the course of discussing the call of God in particular the journey of Moses a student once told me quot God doesn 39 t choose the prepared He prepares the chosen quot I 39 m not sure where she heard that line it was not original to her but her comments have always struck me as a wonder
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Your Brain While Texting and Driving
The New York Times on Sunday ran one of the more haunting and also fascinating articles I 39 ve read in some time about an issue becoming more urgent by the day Set against the backdrop of the case of Reggie Shaw whose texting while driving caused the death of two people the article gives an ov
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Resources on Jesuit Education from Boston College
Jesuit education is a vast topic encompassing history biography spirituality and pedagogy It 39 s interwoven with the history of the Catholic Church and the life of St Ignatius and yet even non-Catholics find the themes and principles of Jesuit education hospitable and illuminating Where does
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The Glory of the World v. The Glory of God
As regular readers know of late I 39 ve been reading through the letters of St Ignatius for renewal and re-grounding The letters are remarkable in their boldness and clarity and in their capacity to jar one from spiritual complacency Each page teaches me once more about faith detachment disce
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The Place of Athletics in Catholic High Schools
Sports can be a vehicle for giving glory to God—or inflating egos.
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On the Importance of a Good Night’s Rest
As students and even teachers begin to plunge into the responsibilities of the new academic year responsibilities that can lead to many late nights and early mornings St Ignatius of Loyola ever the practical mystic reminds us that we better not ignore the need for rest In a 1536 letter to Ter
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St. Paul as True Teacher
Pope Benedict XVI offers very helpful thoughts for religion teachers in 2009 address.
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What Kind of Curious are You?
On the Ignatian Educator, surface searching vs. life-long epistemic questioning