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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

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Pope Francis Panel Jumpstarts Initiative on Catholic Social Thought

By Johnny Verhovek October 2, 2013

New York Times columnist David Brooks and PBS “NewsHour” political analyst Mark Shields came to campus to launch the Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life on Monday evening in Gaston...

Catholics Wary of MOOCs

By Katherine Richardson September 27, 2013

Though the massive open online courses trend seems to pervade higher education today, Georgetown is the only Catholic university that has added MOOCs to its curriculum. In an article in the Chronicle...

Taking Pride and Joy in Catholic Identity

By Chris Cannataro September 27, 2013

In his book, “Idea of a University,” Cardinal John Henry Newman states that “the human spirit must be cultivated in such a way that there results a growth in its ability to wonder, to understand,...

Teach-In to Explore Faith-Based Topics

By Molly DePippo November 15, 2012

A delegation of 21 Georgetown students will attend the 16th annual Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice, joining representatives from Jesuit high schools, universities, the Jesuit Volunteer Corps and...

False Inclusiveness Plagues Debate

By Kaley Beins October 23, 2012

In his address at Germany’s Regensburg University in September 2006, Pope Benedict XVI asserted that faith without reason is fanaticism. Although he was not speaking about homosexuality, I think that...

In New Film, Gingrich Takes On Secularism

By Eamon O'Connor April 16, 2010

For Newt Gingrich, conversion happened naturally. "I feel like what happened was I became Catholic over time and then realized. It wasn't like one morning I woke up and said, `You know, I think I'll...

Teaching Theology a Must in Modern World

By John Thornburgh February 23, 2010

Georgetown has not been without its share of religious controversies in recent years. Conservatives claim Georgetown has forgotten its Catholic heritage with its support of initiatives for the LGBTQ community...

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