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An unidentified group of Civil War soldiers look across the Potomac River to the simple landscape of Georgetown’s campus.

Built by Slaves and Jesuits

By Suzanne Monyak January 30, 2015

Established in 1789, Georgetown University is an institution 226 years in the making. From its more historic buildings like Healy Hall and Old North to its newer additions like the Rafik B. Hariri...

O’Brien: Vatican II Legacy Felt 50 Years Later

By Fr. Kevin O'Brien, S.J. October 12, 2012

At a university, ideas matter. Here on the Hilltop, we have the privilege of learning about and wrestling with ideas that have percolated across the ages. We do this in conversation with great thinkers...

SCHALL: Reflecting on College Friendship

By Fr. James V. Schall, S.J. October 14, 2011

In Plato's "Republic" (V), Socrates tells Glaucon that anyone "can feel both secure and confident when one has the truth about the dearest and most important things and speaks about them among those who...

On Missing the Fall Semester

By Fr. James V. Schall, S.J. November 2, 2010

Thanks to a kind article by Lauren Weber ("Recovering From Jaw Cancer, Schall Will Miss Fall Semester," THE HOYA, Aug. 31, 2010, A1), many know that I am out for the fall semester due to a combination...

Defining Identity and Responsibility in Twelve Words

By Fr. Ryan Maher, S.J. April 23, 2010

My father is a man of few words. He has always relied on his actions to speak for him. That's why I remember so vividly the few life-defining conversations he had with me when I was growing up in the suburbs...

Hope Springs Eternal on Easter Morning

By Fr. Kevin O'Brien, S.J. April 9, 2010

Guadalupe led our group from Georgetown to the wall on the edge of San Salvador's central park. It looked very much like the Vietnam War Memorial on the National Mall - slabs of granite with etched names...

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