A wise Franciscan nun once counseled me that it is imperative to locate the oases of grace in your life and visit them regularly. She explained that we all know of places where the odds are good that we...

Every Wednesday evening, I join a group of seniors for dinner and conversation about life before, during and after Georgetown. Senior year, with all of its transitions, is a natural time for such deep,...

In an annual celebration of Jesuit traditions, the university will hold its 12th annual Jesuit Heritage Week from Jan. 29 to Feb. 4. "It's a week when we celebrate our roots and engage our Georgetown...

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...

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...

Earlier this year, leaders from Jesuit universities and colleges around the world gathered in Mexico City to reflect on the challenges in Jesuit higher education today. The Superior General of the Jesuits,...

This summer, five students joined thousands of their peers from around the globe at World Youth Day in Spain to celebrate their Catholic faith. Accompanied by Fr. Patrick Rogers, S.J., the group prefaced...

About 40 Jesuits, faculty, students and staff gathered to wish Fr. Philip Boroughs, S.J., a warm farewell as he leaves Georgetown after eight years of service. The celebration was held Thursday in Copley...

Members of the campus community paid their respects in a funeral liturgy June 4 for Fr. Lawrence Madden, S.J., a professor of theology and former pastor of Holy Trinity parish who died May 29. Madden...

Through my last two years as vice president of the Georgetown University Student Association and in an assortment of other roles in offices across campus, I've gotten an inside look into how Georgetown...

As the number of Jesuits decreases at universities across the country, many institutions are renewing their focus on the Jesuit identity and developing innovative ways to maintain Jesuit culture — the...

It is Thursday night, and on the eighth floor of Village C West that means open-door night for Fr. David Collins, S.J., the Jesuit-in-Residence. Some students walk in and out; others have pulled up...