Like so many others, I was stunned and saddened by the news of James Foley, Marquette University ‘94, who was apparently beheaded by ISIS insurgents as retribution for US airstrikes in Iraq against the group. I did not know James Foley personally, but as a Catholic educator, I feel like I know a lot of… Read More James Foley and Catholic Education
The 2011 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) contraceptive mandate has garnered ample media attention as a polarizing issue among U.S. Catholics and the general public. A rhetorical icon for the religious liberty debate, contraception orients discourse about religious freedom to personal practices, political opinions, and religious beliefs. A vital issue for many… Read More Institutional Religious Freedom: Broadening the Scope
Walking through Fenway Park’s E Gate from Lansdowne Street, I am overwhelmed by the sight of priests, Catholic priests. A parade of Catholic priests, primarily Jesuits, each dressed in a white alb and stole. Some smile warmly. Some fidget with their iPhones. Others stare off into the distance. They are all preparing to concelebrate the… Read More Jesuits Invade Fenway, Remind Boston College of the Heart of the Christian Mission
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