Whoever says you have to choose between science and faith has not met Guy Consolmagno, S.J.—a Jesuit brother and director of the Vatican Observatory. We ask what projects the pope’s astronomers are working on now, if he believes in aliens and why people in every time and place look to the stars with big questions. […]
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The (Catholic) Science Guy
This week, we talk with Guy Consolmagno, S.J.—a Jesuit brother and director of the Vatican Observatory.
Posted inDispatches, Faith
The ‘prophetic’ merging of Canadian Jesuit provinces
Jesuits hope their unification might be a witness in a nation riven by cultural trauma.
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Pastor of Peace | America interviews David Neuhaus, S.J.
David Neuhaus was born to Jewish parents fleeing the Holocaust. Today, he’s a Jesuit priest working for Israeli-Palestinian reconciliation.
Posted inFaith, News
Loyola Chicago savors sweet 16 run after grassroots rebuild
In 100 years of basketball at Loyola, no team has won more games than this year’s Ramblers (30-5).
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
The Catholic Church must listen to the courageous voices of women
The women who spoke at this year’s Voices of Faith are exemplars of faith and courage.
Posted inArts & Culture, Jesuitical
How ESPN’s Joe Lunardi invented bracketology
Since Selection Sunday—the official start of the NCAA tournament and office bracket pools across the nation—is this weekend, we decided to bring in Joe Lunardi, the ESPN bracketologist.
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How ESPN’s Joe Lunardi invented bracketology
This week, due to inclement weather, we were unable to record on our usual Wednesday. This week’s episode is an abbreviated one, sans consolations and desolations, but have no fear: It’s a good one. Since Selection Sunday—the official start of the NCAA tournament and office bracket pools across the nation—is this weekend, we decided to […]
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The art of Jesuit Rome comes to Connecticut
Bernini’s magnificent marble bust of St. Robert Bellarmine had made its way to Fairfield University.
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St. James and the road of life
A pilgrimage on the Camino de Santiago has historically been many things, including, in the Middle Ages, a penance for one’s sins. Last year, 277,915 athletes, bikers, families and friends made the Way of St. James a challenge, vacation or spiritual experience.