Among much to read and consider this Holy Saturday and Easter weekend I commend to readers Rod Dreher 39 s wonderful and searingly honest essay in today 39 s Wall Street Journal wherein he discusses Dante 39 s Divine Comedy nbsp and the profound ways it helped nbsp him through a very difficult
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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Yale and Social Justice
Over at First Things Matthew Gerken reports that Yale 39 s quot campus pro-life group mdash after a year in which they participated in meetings and even helped raise money for the organization mdash became the first group in living memory to be denied membership in the Social Justice Network of D
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Nouwen on Judas and Peter
The Gospels reveal two threshold moments of disownment Everyone is familiar with Judas 39 s betrayal but we forget about Peter nbsp At one of Jesus rsquo most desperate hours during his trial before the Sanhedrin His crucifixion imminent Peter denied knowing Christ Peter The rock Three ti
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Jesus v. Barabbas
“The choice is between a Messiah who leads an armed struggle, promises freedom and a kingdom of one’s own, and this mysterious Jesus who proclaims that losing oneself is the way to life.”
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A New Narrative and a New Normal
As my fiance and I advance closer to our December wedding family and friends continue to offer advice concerning marriage and marriage preparation One of the most helpful thoughts we 39 ve received came from one of my fiance 39 s relatives who told us and I paraphrase Each of you has a movie
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Brandeis and Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Withdrawal of honorary degree from controversial figure is a teachable moment.
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Commencement Season Nears
Commencement season is almost here and for Catholic colleges and universities this can get a little tricky A Catholic school must find a speaker who 1 offers something wise or inspiring 2 generates excitement and rouses seniors from the haze of commencement week revelry and 3 does not adv
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New President at USF
On the heels of Saint Louis University Marquette University Milwaukee WI and LeMoyne College Syracuse NY hiring new presidents the University of San Francisco became the fourth Jesuit college or university in as many weeks to announce a change at the helm nbsp As reported by SFGate com US
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The Duke Lacrosse Matter
Like many others I lost track of the Duke lacrosse scandals once it became clear that the district attorney and the accuser were either not telling the truth or were deeply confused as to what that truth was Last I heard of the matter the state had dropped the charges and the students were starti
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From Dunder Mifflin to SoulPancake
Rainn Wilson known more commonly by his alter ego Dwight Schrute the hilarious character he played for nine seasons on NBC 39 s quot The Office quot has quietly been working on a project that tries to connect philosophy to pop culture a website that merges metaphysical questions and creative