Traditional Catholic networks have evaporated, and professional marketing of our faith is needed to fill the void.
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Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Review: A Jesuit cardinal in Roman high society
A new collective tribute by a baker’s dozen of erudite specialists adds up to an erudite, if in some parts abstruse, overview of the remarkable life and ecclesiastic career of Cardinal Sforza Pallavicino.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis: ‘The pope’s ministry is for life,’ resignation should not become ‘the normal thing’
Pope Francis has dismissed the idea that he could soon resign and stated clearly for the first time, “I believe that the pope’s ministry is ad vitam [for life]. I see no reason why it should not be so.”
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Jesuit Refugee Service: After 12 years of war, Syrians are driven to the limit by earthquake suffering
“These are strong, courageous people of hope,” Daniel Corrou, S.J., the director of Jesuit Refugee Service/Middle East and North Africa, said. But even hope has its limits.
Posted inArts & Culture, Catholic Book Club
Former Jesuit, failed Senate candidate and Nixon speechwriter: the colorful life of John McLaughlin
Richard Nixon called McLaughlin one of the only good Jesuits among “all-out, barn-burning radicals” in a conversation with Billy Graham.
Posted inArt, Arts & Culture
Uncovering the Jesuit influence on Vermeer, one of the Netherlands’ greatest painters
Johannes Vermeer’s renowned use of light may have been more than just an artistic statement; it seems likely it was a spiritual one, as well.
Posted inFaith, Faith and Reason
What Vatican II did for the relationship between faith and science
How can we help a new generation reconcile faith with reason? A new collection of the writings of the Jesuit physicist Richard J. Pendergast is a good start.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Ignatian spirituality, Alcoholics Anonymous and the inspiring ministry of Father Ed Dowling
How the spiritual sponsor of A.A.’s Bill W. began his ministry
Posted inGoodNews, Politics & Society
Formerly incarcerated men now pursuing higher education find community at Harlem’s Ignacio House
Since 2019, Ignacio House has housed 15 “resident scholars” who study at N.Y. colleges and universities at a site in the Bronx.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
An anti-racism examen for Jesuit universities
Jesuit colleges and universities can and must embrace anti-racism efforts by drawing from our mission.