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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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Teaching as Cartography
What teachers can learn from Matteo Ricci, the 16th-century Jesuit missionary to China.
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Pope Francis on Transmitting the Faith
Key words from ‘Evangelii Gaudium’ for Catholic educators entrusted with teaching theology.
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What’s Our Problem with Math?
On national tests a majority of fourth and eighth graders are not proficient in math.
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A Call for Films in Faith/Spirituality
What movies, religious or secular, have helped you articulate what you believe and why?
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Gilbert Highet on Jesuit Education
Sometimes writing is like a cross-country road trip You 39 re heading on one road in a certain direction and then some interesting unexpected sight lures you on a detour The detour proves to be really good nbsp Recently while doing some research one source led me to another and eventually I
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Arthur C. Brooks at the New York Times
Matt Emerson finds traces of the Catholic “both/and” in columnist’s synthesizing essays.
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Deciding What and How to Read
With so many news outlets, it’s not easy deciding whom or what to read or trust.
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The Harmful Effects of Catholic School Closures
Scholars find link between Catholic schools and social cohesion, less crime.
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What’s the Purpose of Jesuit (Higher) Education?
Over at The Jesuit Post Brendan Busse S J wonders What are we doing here and why I think it rsquo s a question worth asking ndash in education and in life ndash and answering it frankly and honestly is important As Jesuits we need safe spaces to ask such questions because ironically we c