The New York Times today features a long profile of Fr. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., President of the University of Notre Dame, as well as some of the major issues that Notre Dame faces as it attempts to compete successfully in athletics and maintain a thriving Catholic identity and academic excellence. The article illuminates one of the central tensions of Catholic education: How does a 2000 year-old faith integrate with the demands and expectations of the modern world?
Matt Emerson's essays have appeared in a number of publications, including America, Commonweal, and the Wall Street Journal. The Catholic Press Association named his September 2012 essay "Help Their Unbelief," published in America, as the "best essay" in the category of national general interest magazine for 2012. He is the author of the book Why Faith? A Journey of Discovery (Paulist Press 2016).Articles:Fruitful Searching (Jan. 5-12, 2015)Preambles for Faith (May 13, 2013)Help Their Unbelief (Sept. 10, 2012)Posts at The Ignatian Educator
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