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SCHENDEN: Forge Meaningful Legacies

SCHENDEN: Forge Meaningful Legacies

By Fr. Gregory Schenden, S.J. November 25, 2019

All of us are emboldened in our lives by the desire to do great things. This desire is at the heart of our Ignatian heritage here at Georgetown University — to be people at the service with and for...

OPONGO: Examining Jesuit Traditions Across Continents

OPONGO: Examining Jesuit Traditions Across Continents

By Fr. Elias Opongo, S.J. October 18, 2019

I arrived at Georgetown University in August 2019 to take on a semester-long position as the Jesuit chair of government department. Having taught for seven years at Hekima Institute of Peace Studies and...

SCHENDEN: Finding Humanity in Poetry

SCHENDEN: Finding Humanity in Poetry

By Fr. Gregory Schenden, S.J. October 4, 2019

In his best-known work, The Republic, Plato advises that there is no place for poets in an ideal society, since the “poet is an imitator, and therefore, like all imitators, thrice removed from … the...

CARNES: Discerning New Priorities

CARNES: Discerning New Priorities

By Fr. Matthew Carnes, S.J. April 5, 2019

On banners and in New Student Orientation talks, in classes and on retreats, we proudly proclaim the values of the Spirit of Georgetown. Many of us can rattle off these values: cura personalis, people...

SCHENDEN: Recalibrate Through Gratitude

SCHENDEN: Recalibrate Through Gratitude

By Fr. Gregory Schenden, S.J. November 15, 2018

“Cling to what is good.” As we finally find ourselves in the fine time just before Thanksgiving, I return to this simple phrase from St. Paul’s letter to the Romans. I began this calendar year...

CARNES: Continuing to Venture Forward

CARNES: Continuing to Venture Forward

By Fr. Matthew Carnes, S.J. December 7, 2017

Over the stove in my kitchen, I have a small brass plaque that bears an inscription attributed to Michelangelo. It says simply, “I am still learning.” My mother gave it to me on the day I received...

BOSCO: For Hoyas, the Value of Humility

BOSCO: For Hoyas, the Value of Humility

By Fr. Mark Bosco, S.J. November 30, 2017

These are tough times. Still, over the course of my first year serving in the Office of Mission and Ministry, I have been struck by how important Georgetown University can be during this period of political...

SCHENDEN: Leaving a Transcendent Legacy

SCHENDEN: Leaving a Transcendent Legacy

By Fr. Gregory Schenden, S.J. November 9, 2017

In Robert Bolt’s play “A Man for All Seasons,” there’s a brief but brilliant exchange between Sir Thomas More, lord chancellor of England under Henry VIII, and Richard Rich, a bright and talented...

CARNES: Embracing the Mid-Semester Rhythm

CARNES: Embracing the Mid-Semester Rhythm

By Fr. Matthew Carnes, S.J. October 26, 2017

During my first two years of college, I rowed crew. OK, I didn’t actually “row” — at least not most days. I was a coxswain. Still, the experience taught me a tremendous amount. Perhaps the most...

BOSCO: Unite in Celebration of Differences

BOSCO: Unite in Celebration of Differences

By Fr. Mark Bosco, S.J. October 12, 2017

As a new member of the Georgetown community, I have been spending lots of time exploring the campus, learning about its history and meeting wonderful faculty, staff and students since my arrival on campus...

SCHENDEN: Life as Pilgrimage

SCHENDEN: Life as Pilgrimage

By Fr. Gregory Schenden, S.J. September 28, 2017

Last weekend, the Catholic Ministry hosted our Loyola retreat for first-year students at the Calcagnini Contemplative Center, Georgetown’s retreat center in Bluemont, Va. The Loyola program serves as...

CARNES: Rules for Returning Hoyas

CARNES: Rules for Returning Hoyas

By Fr. Matthew Carnes, S.J. September 14, 2017

At Georgetown, New Student Orientation offers a marvelous, nearly round-the-clock set of activities to welcome new Hoyas, introducing them to our community and offering them an array of tools to succeed....

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