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TISA: Faith, Sexuality in Harmony

By Nate Tisa October 12, 2012

This column is the first time I acknowledge my sexuality in a public record. From here on out, alea iacta est — “the die is cast.” There can be no return, and I feel entirely at peace. Do not...

Conference Discusses Vatican II

By Molly DePippo October 12, 2012

Administrators, Jesuits and Vatican II staff discussed the historic council that transformed the Catholic Church at a conference titled “Vatican II After Fifty Years: Dialogue and Catholic Identity”...

Don’t Disown Catholic Mission

By Luke Carter September 21, 2012

Last week, Nate Tisa (SFS ’14) wrote an interesting column (“Distorted Religious Identity Divides GU,” A3, Sept. 14, 2012) in which he explored how Georgetown can more fully express its Catholic...

Some Conservatives Losing Touch with Social Values

By Mary Siebenaler September 18, 2012

There is no doubt about it: Georgetown has drifted a long way from its Catholic roots. Students, faculty members and even Jesuits, while embracing the Church’s concern for the poor, tend to condemn or...

O’BRIEN: Embrace a ‘Holy Boldness’

By Fr. Kevin O'Brien, S.J. August 30, 2012

We crossed over the verdant hills of Nairobi and made our way north in a small propeller plane built in the 1970s. There were 12 of us from Georgetown cramped in the plane, about to embark on a two-week...

Gavin & Honjiyo: No One Brand of Catholic

By Pat Gavin & Alex Honjiyo August 27, 2012

I’m a Catholic. Sounds like a simple enough statement. Yet in today’s America, this phrase invokes a complicated mix of family history, social class, ethnicity, geographic origin and worldview....

FISCHER: Superficial Criteria Overlook Distinctive Feature of GU

By Michael Fischer April 24, 2012

As a campus tour guide, I am often confronted with questions such as, “Why did you come to Georgetown? Why should I pick Georgetown? What makes Georgetown different?” from prospective students. But...

Catholic Identity, to a Point

By Sports Editor and Dan Healy April 19, 2012

On Friday, March 30, The Guide published an article about the evolution of Georgetown’s Catholic identity (“At a Crossroads,” G8 – G9, March 30, 2012). Examining how Georgetown currently portrays...

At a Crossroads

By Laura Engshuber March 29, 2012

When Fr. William McFadden, S.J., came to Georgetown University in 1963, a crucifix occupied a place of honor at the front of every classroom. Before class began, students were asked to face the cross...

FISCHER: Progress Comes With a Price

By Michael Fischer February 6, 2012

As they pass the statue of John Carroll, tour guides are advised to suggest to prospective students that our Jesuit founder would be proud of where we are today. As our annual celebration of Jesuit Heritage...

Bidding the Hilltop Farewell

By Patrick J. Deneen January 31, 2012

To the Editor: It was strange to read the article about my departure from Georgetown for Notre Dame (The Hoya,A1, "Deneen to Leave GU at Semester's End," Jan. 24). I recognized some of my words, yet...

The State of the University

By Guide Editor January 26, 2012

Faculty at universities nowadays come and go fairly regularly, so it is a rare professorial announcement that shakes a school. Recently, Patrick Deneen, a former columnist for this paper and professor...

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