Though ‘The Documents of Vatican II’ remains Walter Abbott’s signature achievement in the eyes of many Catholics, the publication was just one moment in a lifetime of notable work on behalf of the church and the world in fields ranging from Scripture, ecumenism, racial justice and spirituality.
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Bishop, Jesuits reject Hegseth decision to honor soldiers who massacred Lakota at Wounded Knee
“If we deny our part in history, we deepen the harm,” wrote Bishop Bullock and the Jesuit priests in their message. “We cannot lie about the past without perpetuating injustice and moral blindness.”
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Pope Leo’s address to the Jesuits: ‘The church needs you at the frontiers.’
Pope Leo addressed the major superiors of the Jesuits in the Synod Hall on Friday, Oct. 24, discussing the major frontiers of synodality, reconciliation and technology.
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When is art sacred? A Jesuit artist on what makes the absurd, the abstract and the ordinary holy
Sacred art is not defined by appearances or even an artist’s intention. It is holy when it awakens us to God, ourselves and the space in between the two.
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How do you find a good spiritual director?
St. Teresa of Ávila famously said that if she had to choose between someone who was wise and holy, she would pick holy. But when it comes to spiritual direction, wisdom—knowledge plus experience—is important.
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Georgetown University names Eduardo Peñalver as next president
Georgetown University’s board of directors unanimously voted to name Eduardo M. Peñalver, president of Seattle University, as the 49th president of Georgetown University in Washington, the Jesuit school announced Oct. 15.
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The patron saint of undergraduate philosophers: Frederick Copleston
The books of Frederick Copleston, S.J., continue to grace the bookshelves of philosophers, seminarians, college students and many others as an invaluable resource of clear-headed, insightful explication of the entire history of Western philosophy.
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Eucharistic procession turned back by feds at Broadview ICE detention facility
Jesuits and other Catholic and Christian clergy were turned back by ICE when they tried to bring the Eucharist to detained immigrants in Broadview, Ill.
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What to do when it feels like God isn’t listening
“How long, O LORD? I cry for help, but you do not listen!” We may indeed be crying, but we need not fear that God is not listening.
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Jesuit James Vizzard, the larger-than-life ‘labor priest’
James Vizzard, S.J., was once recognized as “one of the most outspoken Catholic promoters of migrant issues” after the Second World War for his work with farmworkers—both with Cesar Chavez in California and nationally.