Though a small state in terms of geographic size and population, Mississippi occupies an outsized place in the world of American letters. Why? How has “a little state that rests alongside the banks of a great and mighty river” made so many significant contributions to American literature?

Human beings matter to our common life regardless of whether they are seen as independent and productive members of society.

There is a long way to go before women’s voices are satisfactorily integrated into the central leadership of the church.

While American Catholics today would unequivocally condemn the institution of slavery and Jim Crow segregation, most do not see or work against one of its most prominent present-day manifestations: mass incarceration.

For me and my family, Afghanistan is not one more distant problem we really can’t do anything about. It isn’t the same when the anxiety, and even terror, is experienced by your friends.

The school offers an accessible but thorough examination of the Christian contemplative tradition by combining online study with in-person symposiums.