Ian Barbour the great scholar of science and religion died on December 24 2013 He was 90 The Jan 12 2014 New York Times contained a brief overview of his life and work sketching out some of the reasons for the immensity of his influence and the significance of his work His first book quot

On the Ignatian Educator, Matt Emerson looks for learning that goes beyond job preparation.

On The Ignatian Educator blog, Matt Emerson discusses the rising cost and declining value of a college degree.

From Matt Emerson on the Ignatian Educator, how we can deal with doubt pastorally.

Over at dotCommonweal Scott D Moringiello professor at Villanova nbsp writes movingly nbsp about his appreciation for his alma mater Regis High School in New York City Much of what Moringiello says reminds me of my Jesuit high school Brophy College Preparatory in Phoenix AZ They are almost

With the new semester underway for many high schools and soon to commence for most colleges it rsquo s an apt time to reflect once more on the role of educators the nature of education and the ancient calling of inspiring the pursuit of knowledge Instinctually I think about what I have to do --

Looking to go bankrupt in 2014 because of Amazon purchases nbsp Have I got the link for you The Catholic World Report asked 39 people -- poets writers bloggers editors and more -- for a list of the best books they read in 2013 As readers know I love books and I love nbsp lists of nbsp great

For my birthday this year a friend gave me a nbsp collection of writings by Karl Rahner The collection is titled The Great Church Year The Best of Karl Rahner 39 s Homilies Sermons and Meditations As you 39 d expect every paragraph edifies Here I want to share nbsp a poetic nbsp passage th

In a recent op-ed in the New York Times columnist Bill Keller called for the Catholic Church to lifts its requirement for mandatory celibacy for priests This requirement wrote Keller ldquo has driven away many good priests rdquo and has bred ldquo a culture of sexual exceptionalism and denial

Over the past week I 39 ve discussed a few essays one by Fr Raymond Schroth S J in America another by Samuel Goldman in First Things which have lamented the decline in the humanities Those essays were long commentaries on reports that echoed the same concerns Among a few differences in ou