Whitey: Convicted
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Tagged Carroll School of Management, crime, legal case, nonfiction
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Mercy
Boston College will host Cardinal Walter Kasper, Cardinal-Priest of Ognissanti, in Via Appia Nuova and president emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, on May 1 at 4:30 p.m. in the Heights Room of Corcoran Commons. Cardinal Kasper is the author of the book Mercy: The Essence of the Gospel and the Key to Christian Life (Paulist Press, 2014). He will deliver a lecture on “The Message of Mercy and Its Importance Today.” Co-sponsors: School of Theology and Ministry and The Church in the 21st Century Center.
Looking at Boston Strong
A new book has been published by the Boston College Presidential Scholars Class of 2016 that examines what makes Boston Strong – and what is needed to make it stronger. The Heart of This City: Boston Strong and Becoming Stronger features interviews with victims of and witnesses to the bombings, as well as with people connected to Boston-based social services agencies, who all reflect on the Boston Strong message. The book opens with a letter from Boston Mayor (and BC alumnus) Marty Walsh and includes reflections on the marathon bombings, as well as sections on homelessness, health inequity, immigration and educational disparity in Boston. A number of BC faculty members also contributed to the book. For the Presidential Scholars, the message of The Heart of This City is simple: “We are members of the same city and we need to take care of one another.” More from the Boston College Chronicle.
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Tagged Boston, Boston Marathon, homelessness, Presidential Scholars, social justice
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Alice McDermott, astonished by love
Novelist Alice McDermott, winner of a National Book Award for Charming Billy, will speak on “Astonished by Love: Storytelling and the Sacramental Imagination” on Apr. 30 at 6 p.m. in Cadigan Center. McDermott is also the author of Someone, longlisted for a National Book Award, and After This and At Weddings and Wakes, both Pulitzer Prize finalists. She is the Richard A. Macksey Professor for Distinguished Teaching in the Humanities at Johns Hopkins University. Sponsors: The Church in the 21st Century Center and the English Department.
US Catholic recommends Hope
U.S. Catholic magazine recommends Hope: Promise, Possibility, and Fulfillment, a book edited by School of Theology and Ministry faculty members Rev. Richard Lennan and Nancy Pineda-Madrid that features essays on the theology of hope from 16 STM faculty members. The collection of essays “truly feels like a dialogue,” according to the review by J. Peter Nixon. For more on the book, check out this Boston College Chronicle article.
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Tagged Christianity, Jesuit, School of Theology and Ministry, theology
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Poe Returns to Boston
A sculpture of Edgar Allan Poe will be unveiled in Boston on October 5, thanks to the efforts of the Poe Foundation, chaired by Boston College English Professor Paul Lewis. The sculpture, titled Poe Returning to Boston and created by Stefanie Rocknak, will be installed at the intersection of Boylston Street and Charles Street South. Poe, author “The Tell-Tale Heart,” “The Raven,” and many other classic works, was born in Boston on January 19, 1809. For more on the project, check out these stories: WBUR “Radio Boston,” Boston Magazine, WBUR “TheARTery,” CBC Radio (Canada).
Intercollegiate Poetry Festival
Betsy Sholl, Maine’s poet laureate from 2006 to 2011, will be the keynote speaker at the annual Greater Boston Intercollegiate Undergraduate Poetry Festival taking place at Boston College on Apr. 22 at 7:30 p.m. in Yawkey Center. Sholl is the author of several collections of poetry, including Otherwise Unseeable, winner of the Four Lakes Prize in Poetry Prize. Area college students selected by their professors will read from their own poetry at the event. Boston College will be represented by senior Bailey Spencer (pictured), who will share “Ferment and Grow Old,” a poem in tribute to her great-grandmother. A chapbook of student poetry will be published in conjunction with the festival, which has been organized by BC English Professor Suzanne Matson. Sponsors: Poetry Days and Boston College Magazine.
Jesus
Best-selling author and Jesuit priest James Martin, SJ, has published a new book, Jesus: A Pilgrimage (HarperCollins, 2014), that offers readers a unique look at both the human emotions and divine activities of Jesus. According to the publisher, the book is a bold retelling of the Gospels that is faithful to the Christian tradition. It brings together the most up-to-date Bible scholarship, spiritual insights, and lighthearted stories about Fr. Martin’s travels through the Holy Land where he visited the most significant sites in the life of Jesus. Listen to Fr. Martin discuss his new book in this video and offer the Top 10 Things to Know about Jesus. Fr. Martin’s previous publications include The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything, My Life with the Saints, and Between Heaven and Mirth: Why Joy, Humor, and Laughter Are at the Heart of the Spiritual Life. He is also an editor-at-large at America magazine. Fr. Martin graduated from the Weston Jesuit School of Theology, which reaffiliated with Boston College in 2008 to form the School of Theology and Ministry (STM) at Boston College. In a recent column for America magazine, he thanked several scholars– including STM’s Richard Clifford, SJ and Thomas Stegman, SJ–who helped him as he wrote his book.
The books they love
This semester’s lineup of speakers for BC’s Lowell Humanities Series was stellar. Kudos to Boston College Professor of English Carlo Rotella, director of the Lowell Humanities Series, and his team for organizing the lecture series and Boston College and the Lowell Institute of Boston for the funding. Among the writers who came to Boston College were Frog Music and Room author Emma Donoghue and The Unwinding author George Packer, both of whom shared their thoughts on reading and books with the Boston Globe in advance of their talks on campus. Donoghue Q&A | Packer Q&A
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Hangout with Boston Strong author
BC alumnus Dave Wedge, an investigative journalist and author of the forthcoming book Boston Strong, will participate in a Google hangout today from 2:30 – 3:00 p.m. Wedge’s book, co-written with New York Times best-selling author Casey Sherman, is a compelling, dramatic non-fiction account of the heartbreak and heroism that took place at the 2013 Boston Marathon. Wedge will talk about the anniversary of the bombings and share the stories of survival and perseverance of the victims and their families. A piece they wrote about a healing voyage for the marathon survivors was featured earlier this year in Esquire magazine. Sponsor: Boston College Office of News & Public Affairs.
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