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The Camino Ignaciano
An updated edition of the Official Guide to the Camino Ignaciano has been released by Jesuit Sources, part of the Institute for Advanced Jesuit Studies at Boston College. Written by José Luis Iriberri, S.J., and Chris Lowney, the Official Guide to … Continue reading
Mighty Monk Mysteries
Professor of Theology Emeritus Harvey D. Egan, S.J., a 50-year member of the Boston College Jesuit community, is the inspiration for Father Ignatius Lacroix, the reluctant detective in the new Mighty Monk Mysteries book series by D. Ansgar Nyberg, in … Continue reading
Margaret Heckler: A woman of firsts
Margaret O’Shaughnessy Heckler (1931-2018), a 1956 graduate of Boston College Law School, had a lengthy and influential career in public service. She was a United States representative, secretary of Health and Human Services, and U.S. ambassador to Ireland. A Woman … Continue reading
Michael Tubbs
When Michael Tubbs was elected mayor of Stockton (CA) in 2016 he became that city’s first Black mayor and the youngest mayor of any major city in U.S. history. He was 26 years old. Tubbs will present the Winston Center … Continue reading
Curriculum by Design
In Curriculum by Design: Innovation and the Liberal Arts Core (Fordham University Press, 2023), authors from Boston College describe how the University’s journey to a new Core Curriculum—aided by consultation with a firm specializing in design thinking—energized faculty, administrators, and … Continue reading
Protecting our digital future
The exponential growth in SaaS (software as a service) data poses significant challenges for enterprises worldwide. In a new book, Simon Taylor, a research fellow in the M.S. in Cybersecurity Policy & Governance Program at the Woods College of Advancing … Continue reading
Psychoanalysis, subjectivity, and technology
The newly published Routledge International Handbook of Psychoanalysis, Subjectivity, and Technology has been described as an invaluable resource for academics and students of psychoanalysis, philosophy, ethics, media, liberal arts, social work, and bioethics. The volume is co-edited by Lynch School … Continue reading
Quadzilla Finds His Footing
Green Bay Packers running back A.J. Dillon, a former BC Eagle who holds the University’s all-time rushing record, is now a children’s book author. Quadzilla Finds His Footing (Orange Hat Publishing, 2023), written by Dillon and illustrated by Summer Morrison, … Continue reading
Jesuit Saints and Blesseds
During his recuperation from a battlefield injury, Ignatius of Loyola experienced a conversion and received inspiration from reading about Jesus Christ and the lives of saints. A new book from Jesuit Sources, Jesuit Saints and Blessed: Spiritual Profiles, may offer … Continue reading
Ignatian Christian Life
Ignatian Christian Life: A New Paradigm (2021), published by the Institute of Jesuit Sources, proposes a new model for the relationship between religion and culture, looking specifically at the Ignatian tradition and challenging the framework in which Ignatian scholars have … Continue reading