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Book review by Fr. Imbelli
Father Robert Imbelli, associate professor emeritus of theology, has written a review for America magazine of Edward Short’s Newman and His Family. In the book, Short looks at 70 years of correspondences by Blessed Cardinal John Henry Newman to his family. Fr. … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
Jesuit Post book
The bright, young minds that brought the world The Jesuit Post (TJP)–a website featuring commentary from young Jesuits on the intersection of faith and culture–have published a new book of essays titled, The Jesuit Post (Orbis Books). In addition to 20 original … Continue reading
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Thirsting for Lent
Franciscan friar Daniel P. Horan, OFM, a doctoral student in BC’s Theology Department, has written an essay for America magazine in which he urges fellow Catholics to commit “to rethinking the role of water in our lives, paying special attention to how we use … Continue reading
Lenten exercises
In his timely new book, The Ignatian Workout for Lent (Loyola Press), Boston College alumnus Tim Muldoon offers 40 brief exercises—organized according to the four weeks of prayer from the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius—that can be used by readers … Continue reading
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Spirituality for the family
Alumni Tim Muldoon, who works in Boston College’s Division of Mission and Ministry, and his wife, Sue, have published Six Sacred Rules for Families: A Spirituality for the Home (Ave Maria Press, 2013), which offers tips to parents to help … Continue reading
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Charity, a sacramental action
Author Gary A. Anderson will present “I Give, Therefore I Am: The Primacy of Charity in the Christian Life” on Dec. 5 at 6 p.m. in the Cadigan Alumni Center, Brighton Campus. Anderson, the Hesburgh Professor of Catholic Theology at … Continue reading
The Virgin Mary in Chinese iconography
The Virgin Mary and Catholic Identities in Chinese History (Hong Kong University Press) is a new book forthcoming from Father Jeremy Clarke, SJ, a historian whose expertise is the history of Catholicism in China. Through a prism of history, theology … Continue reading
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