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Matt Emerson's essays have appeared in a number of publications, including AmericaCommonweal, 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)

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Matt Emerson
A recent essay by Arthur Brooks has much to say to people of all ages on the importance of remaining intentional about work.
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Matt Emerson
An overview of various terms within Ignatian education
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Matt Emerson
A Notre Dame fan describes uneasiness that comes with supporting collegiate football today
Simone Weil in 1921 (Photo via Wikipedia Commons)
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A reflection from Michael St. Thomas on technology, study and prayer
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Congratulations to Timothy Law Snyder, Ph.D., who was inaugurated as the 16th president of the Jesuit university in Los Angeles.
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Father Stephen V. Sundborg, S.J., see his Catholic Jesuit university following the Jesuit pope "in mercy, in dialogue, in service of others."
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Matt Emerson
'We strive to be one of the great universities in the world and we strive to be authentic Catholic and Jesuit,' says university president John J. DeGioia.
Illustration of William Shakespeare taken from the "Dramatic Works by William Shakespeare" (Russian Translation) issued in Moscow, Russia in 1880.
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Matt Emerson
It's tough to see so many students hold a negative view about the Bard because of the unfamiliarity of the language.
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Matt Emerson
At his New York Times blog Ross Douthat raises some good thoughts in light of the remarkable response that Pope Francis 39 s visit has generated In short Douthat questions whether a common assumption -- we are living in or soon to be living in a post-Christian society -- has perhaps been overst
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In a recent conversation with a colleague about the times we feel most fulfilled as educators my colleague spoke of those moments when he acts as an advocate for students nbsp Advocate that word stuck with me Our modern usage thinks of advocate in many ways as a supporter for example but my