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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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Members of a U.S. delegation interested in learning about the Salvadoran martyrs look at pictures in the Archbishop Romero Center at Central American University in San Salvador July 24.
The Ignatian Educator
Matt Emerson
To mark the 25th Anniversary of the killing of six Jesuits and their housekeeper and her daughter in El Salvador Santa Clara Magazine has devoted a substantial portion of its Fall issue to remembering and commemorating the awful events of that night and the circumstances -- the Salvadoran Civil W
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Matt Emerson
In 2009 Arthur C Brooks President of the American Enterprise Institute in Washington D C published an article in nbsp BYU Magazine nbsp based on a talk he gave at the school arguing for the importance and value of charitable giving nbsp He advances mdash among many points mdash the counterint
Homer, Musei Capitolini (Photo via Wikimedia Commons)
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Matt Emerson
In Catholic curriculum, what's more essential: Latin or Computer Science?
The Ignatian Educator
Matt Emerson
I 39 m a little late to this but the October 2014 issue of St Louis Magazine features an illuminating interview with the new president of Saint Louis University Fred Pestello Ph D It provides a nice overview of Dr Pestello 39 s approach to education and gives insight into how he views the pl
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Matt Emerson
At Commonweal Christopher Connell has a fine review of Anthony D Andreassi 39 s nbsp Teach Me to Be Generous The First Century of Regis High School in New York City As many readers know Regis is one of four Jesuit high schools in New York City and as Connell notes is quot the sole tuition-fr
LeBron James (Photo via Wikimedia Commons)
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Matt Emerson
According to Bloomberg News very His return to the Cleveland Cavaliers will generate as much as 215 million annually in new and redistributed money for the franchise and Cleveland from tourism taxes service industry spending and the team 39 s business according to data compiled by Bloomberg Ne
The Ignatian Educator
Matt Emerson
Gospel-centered morality inveighs against avoidance of the sick or despised.
The Ignatian Educator
Matt Emerson
If you haven 39 t seen it already I 39 d like to direct readers 39 attention to the essay in last week 39 s edition of America by Katherine Luchette quot Finding My Foundation quot Luchette now a freshman at Brown University writes about her spiritual journey while attending St Ignatiu
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Matt Emerson
As I mentioned last week I 39 ve lately been making my way through Jim Manney 39 s A Simple Life-Changing Prayer Discovering the Power of St Ignatius Loyola 39 s Examen Loyola Press nbsp It is a brief but substantive primer on Ignatian prayer and spirituality ideal for personal reading or
Residents of the West Point neighborhood of Monrovia, Liberia, wait for food rations to be handed out Aug. 21 as part of the government's quarantine plan for the area to fight the spread of the Ebola virus. (CNS photo/Ahmed Jallanzo, EPA)
The Ignatian Educator
Matt Emerson
Do most Americans understand how much their security depends upon others' prudence?