How can the discipline of theology keep its footing in Catholic colleges and universities facing uncertain futures?
Higher Education
Posted inFaith, Faith and Reason
Our religious studies programs are in trouble. Here’s what we miss out on if we don’t save them.
The diminishing place of religion in higher education and for Christianity’s diminishing place in academia are a great loss to our educational institutions and intellectual life.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
John S. Dunne: A theologian (and author) for our dark times
Just as St. Augustine had aimed “to kindle the light of things eternal in human hearts no longer supported by temporal institutions which had seemed eternal but which were crashing on all sides,” so did John S. Dunne, C.S.C., in his many erudite books.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Undocumented college students need financial aid now. They can’t wait for comprehensive immigration reform.
We cannot continue to punish the children of immigrants and create a caste of undereducated residents, write Mary Beth Yount and Michael M. Canaris. All college students should be eligible for federal loan and grant programs.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Review: Inside the very Catholic history of college basketball
John Gasaway examines the entire history of Catholic college basketball in the United States. We see just how many different teams, coaches and athletes have contributed to a reputation for basketball excellence, from the University of San Francisco to Georgetown, Gonzaga and Villanova.
Posted inArts & Culture, Ideas
Your guide to the four Jesuit schools in this year’s March Madness
A Jesuit university, Gonzaga, is the #1 seed in the N.C.A.A. men’s basketball tournament. But three other Jesuit schools—Creighton, Loyola Chicago and Georgetown—are also poised for deep March Madness runs.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Confronting Racism in Basketball and the Jesuits: The Extraordinary Life of Georgetown’s John Thompson
John Thompson Jr.’s autobiography reflects its author’s personality: challenging, unapologetic and unsparingly acute in its observations beyond the basketball court.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
How this pioneering Jesuit helped integrate Saint Louis University
Father Markoe’s pledge to work for racial justice helped transform Catholic institutions across the midwest.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Remembering Father Enda McDonagh, a ‘critical but loyal’ Irish theologian who questioned ‘Humanae Vitae’
Rev. Enda McDonagh served the Irish church as a compassionate priest and renowned theologian. He died on Feb. 24.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Catholic University students object to pro-life speaker Abby Johnson, citing past comments on race
Johnson was originally invited to speak on behalf of the campus pro-life group. But complaints by other students about comments she’d made on race — as well as her being at the U.S. Capitol Jan. 6 — led the campus chaplain to recommend the appearance be postponed indefinitely.