Archive: Catholic
119 Articles
- Reflections
“Proceeding” after Jesuit Heritage Week
“Ignatius and his followers began their preaching in poverty. They worked with the powerful and the powerless, with princes, kings and bishops, but also with the women…
February 11, 2016
- Reflections
A Heart on Fire: Matthew Ippel, SJ
Comforting a young Central American migrant struggling to compose himself during the holiday party because celebrating this time of year is difficult when he is so far from his…
February 4, 2016
- Programs
And the Glory was Revealed
On December 4th, I stood up on the altar of Holy Trinity Church along with my fellow members of the Chapel Choir and members of the Dahlgren Contemporary Choir and Gospel Choir…
February 4, 2016
- Reflections
Encountering the Ultimate Reality
With the business of everyday life here on the Hilltop, it is far too easy to forget the ultimate reality: God walks with us throughout each step of our lives. When I find myself…
January 21, 2016
- Reflections
35 Years After El Salvador’s Church Martyrs
I just returned from a mission in El Salvador to commemorate the 35th anniversary of Sister Maura Clarke’s, M.M., death. On December, 2, 1980, Maura was kidnapped, raped and…
January 5, 2016
- Reflections
Living Christmas – 2015 Advent Closing Message by Father Kevin O’Brien
Thank you for joining us for our Advent and Christmas online journey. We hope that these devotionals and prayers have blessed your preparation for and experience of the Christmas…
January 4, 2016
- Reflections
Overcoming Evil: Thoughts on San Bernardino from a GU Alum
Brian St. Clair (SFS’06) was one of the original student leaders at Georgetown’s establishment of the John Main Center. He and I used to sneak into Copley Crypt late…
December 17, 2015
- Reflections
Love in the Margins
Seventeen Georgetown students representing three schools (MSB students, we’re still looking for you!), two Center for Social Justice vans and one bridge is one way to…
December 3, 2015
- Reflections
Always Moving Forward: Reflections on the Dahlgren Cross
By allowing two other students and me (as students regularly involved with the Catholic night mass community) to deliver the Dahlgren Cross to the Basilica of the National Shrine…
October 23, 2015
- News
Georgetown Welcomes its First Fellow from the Jesuit Volunteer Corp
In a joint hiring between Mission & Ministry and the Center for Social Justice Research, Teaching and Service (CSJ), Georgetown University has hired Angela Owczarek as its…
October 22, 2015