No Jesuit Catholic university’s mission should be reduced to the wider culture’s understanding of social justice.
Higher Education
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What the U.S. Catholic Church can learn from the synod about racial justice
Preparations for the upcoming Synod have prompted an important question: How might the local church of the United States become a powerful witness of the good news amid cries for racial healing and justice?
Posted inFaith, News
Catholic student center at historically Black Howard University named for Sister Thea Bowman
Howard University celebrated the blessing and dedication of its Sister Thea Bowman Catholic Student Center on Aug. 28.
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A new college center is introducing Dorothy Day to Gen Z — including non-Catholics
“I think that she’s a great example of someone who used her beliefs and used her ability to make a change in the world,” one student said. “And I think that a lot of Gen Z [is] looking for ways to do that.”
Posted inArts & Culture, Catholic Book Club
Going back to school this week? Here’s some advice from generations of America writers.
The dog days of August are also the first week of school for millions of students, parents and teachers. Want some advice on how to handle it? Generations of America contributors have had thoughts on the subject.
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The professor pope: Reflecting on Pope Benedict’s love of young people and education
Nearly everything Pope Benedict ever wrote or said in public was visibly animated by a concern to encourage—and to answer—the honest existential questions that young people are brave enough to raise.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis to university students in Portugal: Your degree is a mandate to work for a better society.
“This old man now speaking to you also dreams that yours will become a generation of teachers! Teachers of humanity. Teachers of compassion….Teachers of hope.”
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Catholic colleges: Do less if you want to save your religious mission
Many Catholic colleges are facing an existential crisis. The prudent strategy is to identify what makes them distinctive and seek a niche where they can flourish.
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Reject the cult of ‘intelligence.’ You’re worth more than that.
Any science that seeks to measure our worth by measuring one trait or another is science gone wrong.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Affirmative action is Catholic social teaching in action. We still need it.
Thoughtfully administered affirmative action, as endorsed by the U.S. bishops decades ago, is an incontrovertible part of our shared task to fight racism and promote equal opportunity.