The Iron Cage of Metrics Anyone working in a university today knows the mood: dashboards, key performance indicators, rubrics, and …
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Aquinas and the Limits of Forgiveness: A Case Study in Anna Karenina
When I first read Anna Karenina, the character of Dolly stayed with me, nagging me to go back to her, …
The Dignity of Dependence: An Interview With Leah Libresco Sargeant
Jessica Keating: Your new book, Dignity of Dependence, is, I take it, a book about the incongruity between the shape …
The True Truth: Sr. Thea Bowman, the Testifying Evangelist
When Sister Thea Bowman addressed the United States Catholic bishops on June 17, 1989, she had long been what she …
In the One, We Are One: Christian Unity in Augustine’s City of God
In the year 410, the Eternal City, Rome, was sacked by barbarians, giving the lie to the idea that the …
From Classmate to Pope: The Guy From My German Existentialism Class
For those who have not yet had the pleasure, Villanova University stretches idyllically across Philadelphia’s Main Line, a mere pebble …
Providence and Obedience: Colombière, the Jesuits, and the Sacred Heart
You might be wondering why Claude La Colombière was chosen among the many saints of the Sacred Heart that could …
The Tip of the Iceberg: The Global South, Pope Leo, and a Mass for Creation
On October 1, Pope Leo XIV blessed an iceberg. (As Robin might say to Batman, “Holy iceberg!” Sorry.) The blessing …
St. John Henry Newman and the Sacred Heart
Though his biographers have spoken both at considerable length and with great eloquence concerning Newman’s devotions and prayerfulness, and the …
The Massive Enviromental Problem in Africa: Issues, Implications, and Solutions
The environmental problem in Africa is massive and growing every day. As Monique Walker puts it, the tragic dilemma is …