Counseling centers at our Jesuit colleges and universities are increasingly more utilized and crucial to our students’ success. How might Ignatian Spirituality strengthen the work of our excellent counselors?
At all our Jesuit colleges and universities, how can we use the positive components of social media to promote a genuine culture of encounter and accompaniment?
For the cover story, Patrick J. Howell, S.J., shares his own story of how he dealt with mental illness and what helps truly care for mens sana in corpore sano – a healthy mind in a healthy body.
As our students face mental health challenges to securing attachment and purpose in life, Fr. John Cecero, S.J., turns to the role of Magdalena in Ignatius’ recovery and conversion. How might Magdalena’s example aid us as we support our students?
October 31st was the 500th Anniversary of the Protestant Reformation. How might Jesuit colleges and universities capitalize on this anniversary to foster reconciliation and truth in our churches and culture today?
Rockhurst University Assistant Professor Thomas Ringenberg documents American individualism and weariness with politics, and suggests we turn to St. Ignatius of Loyola for support in troubled times.
Should we remain neutral in our courses or encourage students towards a certain perspective? Sandra Sullivan-Dunbar suggests that the Gospel helps us in our quest for truth and justice.
Like Ignatius, Fred Rottnek of Saint Louis University had his own cannonball moment. Sharing his story as well as Sam's, a juvenile tried as an adult, Rottnek discusses the profound power of cannonball moments and the messiness of life.
Can we have tough conversations about death and dying? Fairfield University's Michael Pagano shares conversations had in the classroom and offers book resources to continue talking.
Given that some believe our schools are "too Catholic" while others say "not Catholic enough," Raymond Reyes of Gonzaga University turns to Parker Palmer's five habits of the heart to think about how we might straddle this tension with integrity.
Cindy Schmersal of Rockhurst University suggests five concrete attributes that help us engage in difficult conversations with honesty, integrity, and true dialouge.
Loyola University Chicago Muslim chaplain and theology lecturer Omer M. Mozaffar offers insights into the progress we've made with regards to our Muslim students, and the challenges for what we must continue to do next.
Eileen C. Burke-Sullivan of Creighton University calls us to think on how we carry our Jesuit Catholic heritage during difficult conversation. By offering six prinicples she's gleaned from experience, we might too engage more authentically to the charism of our schools.
