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
One of the best parts of my job is that I get to meet an assortment of people who are as diverse as they are impressive. On any given day, I get to have conversations with immigrant janitors from Latin America and Nobel Prize winning WASPs, with football players and chess champions. I try to… Read More The Architecture of the City of God
On a retreat with college students earlier this year, we collected everyone’s cell phones as a way for students to disconnect from all they left behind and to be present to the group during our time together. When I looked in the plastic bag that held all the phones, I had a hard time believing… Read More Would Jesus Own an iPhone?
Alicia Keys’ new jam “Not Even the King” features exceptionally soulful, emotionally rich vocals, a beautiful musical composition, and thoughtful, poignant lyrics that highlight a central moral truth: the immeasurable superiority of love over material accumulation. It is not surprising that Keys has produced such an aesthetically pleasing song chock-full of meaningful content. An introspective… Read More Some People So Poor All They Got is Money
