In his analysis of Western theological education, Willie James Jennings argues for an institution that does not replicate structures of exclusion or division, but rather reflects the image of the body of Christ.
Higher Education
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Covid delayed my college graduation 517 days. It taught me the importance of rituals—even if we celebrate them late.
Can a ritual that comes a year and a half late possibly mean what it was originally supposed to? No. But it ended up having a deep meaning entirely its own.
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Young women, #MeToo and clergy sex abuse: Lessons from my students
My students at a Catholic women’s college have taught me—and can teach the rest of the church—a great deal about living in a church marred by the scandal of sexual abuse by clergy.
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My students saw no need to read non-Catholic thinkers. I had other plans.
If we can treat others and their ideas with such humility and gratitude, the only thing we will ever want to cancel will be our pride.
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John Garvey, the president of The Catholic University of America, will step down in June
John Garvey, president of The Catholic University of America in Washington since 2010, announced Sept. 22 that he will be stepping down from the role he described as “an honor and a privilege” at the end of June.
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It’s been 50 years since most Jesuit colleges went co-ed. But have they truly embraced their female students?
Taking women seriously as students, staff and faculty means that the Jesuit institution considers them as essential to its mission.
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‘The Chair’ was uncomfortable to watch as a recent college grad. And that’s the point.
Social justice scandals play out in Netflix’s newest hit “The Chair”, echoing college campuses across the country. The show’s empathy is remarkable, but as a recent graduate, some scenes hit too close to home.
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In defense of a classical education
Classical education provides students with exactly the analytical tools that they need—logic, philosophy, rhetoric, poetry, history—to both grasp and critique the great books, taking both their original context and their modern significance into account.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
In the wake of Hurricane Ida, Loyola New Orleans students have a new home—for now.
Spring Hill College, located in Mobile, Ala., volunteered to shelter 150 students who were displaced in the wake of Hurricane Ida from Loyola University New Orleans—a sister Jesuit school.
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Justice Amy Coney Barrett rejects challenge to Indiana University’s vaccine mandate
The Supreme Court announced Aug. 12 that it will not hear an appeal from a group of students at Indiana University who are opposed to the university’s Covid-19 vaccine mandate.