The new rector, Mark Lewis, S.J., also opened up about the Gregorian’s upcoming merger with the Pontifical Biblical and Oriental Institutes.
Higher Education
Posted inFaith, Interviews
The Gregorian has educated 28 saints and 16 popes. But the new Jesuit rector doesn’t think that is the school’s most important legacy
An exclusive interview with Mark Lewis, S.J., 62, a historian and only the second Jesuit from the United States to be rector of the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome
Posted inFaith, Short Take
R.I.P. John W. O’Malley, S.J.: The dean of Catholic historians who helped save Vatican II from ‘oblivion’
A mentor for a generation of scholars of American Catholic history, John W. O’Malley, S.J., died Sept. 11, 2022, at the age of 95.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Keeping Your Faith Alive in College: Advice from Recent Graduates
How do you keep things in perspective and maintain a faith life when you are trying to figure out new friends, new freedom and the location of your classes?
Posted inArts & Culture, Short Take
The Case for the Classics: Without these ancient texts, our democracy will suffer
A dearth of classical education causes everyone’s education to suffer.
Posted inFaith, Short Take
Remembering Father Michael Himes, a brilliant scholar and an exuberant, smiling priest
The Rev. Michael J. Himes was a theologian who taught with energy, order, concreteness, wit—and exuberance.
Posted inLast Take, Politics & Society
NBA legend Dwyane Wade tells Jesuit college grads: Solitude and self-awareness are the keys to success.
Rather than talk to the graduates of Marquette University about his many achievements, Dwyane Wade spoke about two important moments of failure in his life.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Belize finally has a Jesuit university
It took four tries and 40 years, but a Jesuit-founded school in Belize will soon be a four-year university.
Posted inFaith, Last Take
Graduating from college? Some advice from 4 recent grads (and one not so recent)
So it’s time for you to graduate. Four young America editors and one Star Wars nerd have some advice for you.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Is a Catholic university still Catholic when the priests, brothers and sisters have left?
As the numbers of priests and consecrated women and men available for ministry continue to dwindle, religious orders are seeking out models that ensure their respective missions and charisms.