History was made on Nov. 5, when Francis, the first Jesuit pope, visited the Gregorian University, the oldest and largest pontifical university in Rome, founded by St. Ignatius Loyola in 1551.
Higher Education
Posted inFaith, Faith and Reason
In too many Catholic schools, faith has become like ‘frosting on a secular cake’
The intellectual content at Catholic schools cannot just be “Catholic frosting on a secular cake,” but should instead be like yeast, infusing every aspect of education.
Posted inFaith, News
It’s a tough time for college presidents, but Tania Tetlow thrives as a trailblazer at Fordham
Tania Tetlow, the first woman and first layperson to serve as president of Fordham University, has broken barriers and navigated controversies amid rising tensions on campus related to the Israel-Hamas war.
Posted inArts & Culture, Catholic Book Club
You’re reading this online. Walter Ong had thoughts about that.
The contributions of Walter J. Ong, S.J., to American letters are countless, and he remains a renowned figure in the study of communications, literacy, group psychology and mass media.
Posted inFaith, Short Take
Sister Mary Catherine Hilkert honored for ‘incomparable’ contributions to theology by CTSA
The Catholic Theological Society of America honored Mary Catherine Hilkert, O.P., with the John Courtney Murray Award, its highest honor, this past weekend in Baltimore.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Harrison Butker introduced Benedictine College to the world. But there’s more to my school.
Harrison Butker’s commencement speech at Benedictine made national headlines. But what is student life really like at this growing Catholic college?
Posted inPolitics & Society, Speeches
Pope Francis: Universities must form ‘fine minds’ and ‘generous hearts.’
During an audience with a delegation from Loyola University Chicago at the Vatican on May 20, Pope Francis said, “Education happens on three levels: the head, the heart and the hands.”
Posted inOf Many Things, Politics & Society
Campus Protests and the Temptation of an Enemy You Can Detest
The Gaza campus protests reveal the nature—and danger—of righteous anger.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
The campus protests for Gaza aren’t perfect. But their goal is just—and urgent.
It is easy to find flaws—big ones, even—in large social movements, but we would do well to remember why student protests against the war in Gaza are happening in the first place.
Posted inFaith, Short Take
UCLA’s Catholic chaplain: The world saw scenes of violence at campus protests. Here’s what they didn’t see.
Last week, which was among the most intense I have witnessed in ministry, we adored the blessed sacrament, gathered for our Masses, prayed our rosaries, made our confessions and broke bread in fellowship.