”The division and hatred that have been part of these protests and demonstrations do not come from the true God,” Father Roger L. Landry said.
Higher Education
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Xavier of New Orleans may soon have country’s first historically Black and Catholic medical school
Xavier University, a small Catholic and historically Black school in New Orleans, formally signed an agreement with Ochsner Health to establish a medical school.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
How the pontifical university founded by St. Ignatius is changing to meet the needs of modern students
In Part II of his exclusive interview with Gerard O’Connell, the rector of the soon-to-be integrated Gregorian University describes his mission to educate seminarians who are ‘open to growth.’
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Interview: Big changes are coming for the Gregorian—Rome’s oldest and largest pontifical university
The Gregorian’s American-born rector, Mark Lewis, S.J., describes how three Jesuit academic institutes in Rome will be integrated to better serve a changing church.
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
Podcast: A Muslim theologian on teaching at a Jesuit university
This week on “Jesuitical,” Zac and Ashley talk with Professor Amir Hussain, a theology professor at Loyola Marymount University, about life and teaching as a Muslim at a Catholic university.
Posted inArts & Culture, Ideas
What meeting John Wooden taught a Muslim theologian about Jesuit education
What we do as teachers is a sacred trust. Coach Wooden helped me to do that in my Jesuit setting.
Posted inArts & Culture, Ideas
March Madness: Your guide to the Catholic schools in the 2024 men’s tournament
March Madness is upon us, and (as usual) there are a lot of Catholic schools in the mix. Can any of them prevail?
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Podcast: A Jesuit guide to making major life choices
At a live recording of Jesuitical at Loyola University Chicago, Zac and Ashley talk with Paddy Gilger, S.J., about how students (and the rest of us) can use the tools of Ignatian discernment when making more life decisions.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Life after globalization: What to expect for higher ed, trade and the environment
Geopolitical crises and the aftereffects of Covid are prompting the United States and other nations to find alternatives to globalization in education, trade and environmental protection.
Posted inFaith, Faith and Reason
Truth, justice and DEI: What would John O’Malley say about the university wars?
Can American society, which is so divided by questions of truth, goodness and justice, look to universities for a new consensus on these terms and practices?