Last Sunday 8 31 the second reading at Mass was from Romans 12 where in verse 2 Paul writes quot Do not conform to the pattern of this world but be transformed by the renewing of your mind Then you will be able to test and approve what God 39 s will is — his good pleasing and perfect will
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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Ranking Jesuit Schools
What criteria of excellence might best serve Catholic institutions of higher learning?
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The Importance of Literature
With the new academic year underway I thought it time to dust off and share one of my favorite essays of all time About ten years ago in a quot best of quot collection I came across the essay quot Why Literature quot by Peruvian author Mario Vargas Llosa recipient of the 2010 Nobel Prize in
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The American Way of Learning
Following up on yesterday wherein I considered the place of an academic inaugural address essentially a nbsp commencement speech at the beginning not the end of college I remembered a speech from Professor Jacob Neusner that was basically just that Included in Lend Me Your Ears Great Speeche
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An Academic Inaugural Address?
On the Ignatian Educator, the merits of giving “commencement” addresses to incoming freshman
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Building Souls v. Building Resumes
William Deresiewicz’s ‘Excellent Sheep’ takes aim at the Ivy League.
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The Role of Non-Catholic Faculty at Catholic Schools
Matt Emerson’s latest on The Ignatian Educator
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Remembering James Foley
At the Catholic Moral Theology blog Nichole Flores remembers James Foley nbsp the American journalist beheaded by ISIS terrorists It 39 s so horrible to write those words May God be with his family quot I did not know James Foley personally quot writes Flores quot but as a Catholic educa
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A Helpful Thought for the New Year
A helpful thought for the upcoming academic year from Peter Hans Kolvenbach, S.J.
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The REACH Program at Regis High (NY)
How do we make an excellent, Jesuit education more available and affordable?