LeMoyne College becomes the first Jesuit college to appoint a lay woman as president.
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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On Moving Mountains
Last week I spoke with a mother who is struggling to pay tuition She wanted to keep her three children in Catholic school but she wasn 39 t sure how she and her husband would afford it Even with generous tuition assistance it would shatter the family budget It was one of those stark moments wh
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Putting the “Fun” in Fundraising
The Ignatian Educator on learning to love the difficult and awkward task of asking for money
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Avoiding Spiritual Theater
Of late students and I have been working through the Sermon on the Mount Line by line we 39 ve been examining some of Jesus 39 most daunting words His commands on anger retaliation divorce love for enemies — each of these teachings uproots modern assumptions and typical thought patterns
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Human Dignity and the ‘Gritty Reality’
High school students build a wall to spark discussion about immigration.
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Jesuit Schools and March Madness
The nbsp Washington Post nbsp recently addressed the high number of Catholic and Jesuit institutions competing successfully in NCAA Men 39 s basketball nbsp Sixty-eight teams make it into the NCAA Division I men rsquo s championship mdash affectionately known as March Madness mdash each year
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Coding in the Curriculum
The New York Times reports on the increasing number of schools offering computer programming Around the world students from elementary school to the Ph D level are increasingly getting acquainted with the basics of coding as computer programming is also known From Singapore to Tallinn governmen
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Our Lady of Sorrows
The worst thing imaginable, the loss of a child, was borne by the mother of God.
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Pittsburgh Bishop: No to Common Core
The Most Reverend David A Zubik Bishop of Pittsburgh has a nbsp written a column nbsp for the nbsp Pittsburgh Catholic nbsp explaining why the city 39 s diocesan schools will not be implementing the Common Core State Standards According to Bishop Zubik A number of parents have raised questions
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Saint Louis University Announces New President
Saint Louis University where I spent a great four years and graduated with a degree in philosophy today announced its new president Fred P Pestello Ph D Pestello currently president of Le Moyne College in Syracuse NY succeeds Fr Lawrence Biondi S J and is the first permanent lay preside