Here in Boston the students have descended upon us from the four corners of the earth, the mornings are crisp, and the earliest of leaves have started to change colors, but nothing announces the arrival of fall like the return of football. With the Sox not even in contention this year, a month before their… Read More The Replacement Refs and Catholic Social Teaching
Last week the U.S. Census Bureau released a report that revealed how Americans fared in 2011. Theresults from the American Community Surveyhighlight social and economic realities facing the United States. Since its release, a spate of news stories have analyzed the implications. Headlines like: “US poverty rate unchanged; record numbers persist” or “California Poverty: Three… Read More How are Americans Faring?
[This post by Paddy Gilger, SJ originally appeared in The Jesuit Post on September 26, 2012] I walked into my Jesuit community a week ago to find three of my brothers dancing. Not just moving in place dancing, but real, shake-it, dancing. They were watching a music video, grins pasted all over their faces and… Read More Cultural Satire, Gangnam Style
I was especially excited for the 4th of July this year. It has always been a special holiday for me, seeing as I love both history and the beach, and I get heavy doses of both each Independence Day. This year, however, neither of those got me half as excited as what was taking place… Read More Sharing in Our Master’s Subatomic Particles
The world is awash in conflict. The push and pull for supporters to back a particular position is broadcast and often inflamed by digital media. Suicide bombers wager that death will bring notice to their cause. They trade their own lives for the publicity and the chaos that ensues when their heartbeat stops. American politicians,… Read More Conflict, Complexity and Hope: The Millennial Experience
I have no idea what Mitt Romney really believes. When it comes to public policy, he is one of the least principled men to ever run for the presidency in a general election. Given the history of politics in our country, that’s quite an achievement. Is he the pro-choice, pragmatic, technocratic moderate from Massachusetts or… Read More The Real Romney
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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