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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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The Ignatian Educator
Matt Emerson
Why, today, is it so hard to advocate for the liberal arts?
The Ignatian Educator
Matt Emerson
Lots of activity of late at Saint Louis University the Jesuit university of St Louis Mo following a recent shooting in a neighborhood near SLU Stltoday com reports Last Sunday a group protesting the fatal shooting of Vonderitt Myers Jr by St Louis police left the Shaw neighborhood where h
The Ignatian Educator
Matt Emerson
Boston College has opened a new Center for Teaching Excellence that attempts to combine innovative pedagogy with the best of Jesuit education The latest Boston College Chronicle reports Housed on the second floor of O rsquo Neill Library the CTE brings together existing resources in academic techn
The Ignatian Educator
Matt Emerson
In the life of faith and in the life of an educator it 39 s not only answers that matter but questions The right questions can make all the difference I think of the rich young man who came to Jesus and asked quot Teacher what good must I do to gain eternal life quot nbsp Or of the lawyer
The Ignatian Educator
Matt Emerson
In quot Chasing Middle-School Admissions Is Test for Parents quot the Wall Street Journal reports on the rising competition for New York middle schools The city Department of Education has long allowed parents to seek middle schools that best suit their children and officials say they strive to
The Ignatian Educator
Matt Emerson
Sarah Pulliam Bailey of Religion News Service reports nbsp that a number of seminaries have been awarded grant money for the purpose of integrating more science into their academic programs According to her article 10 U S seminaries will receive a combined 1 5 million in grants to include science
The Ignatian Educator
Matt Emerson
I recently posted about the nature of gratitude and soon after had the privilege of finding Jim Manney 39 s short work nbsp A Simple Life-Changing Prayer Discovering the Power of St Ignatius of Loyola 39 s Examen There Manney writes It 39 s impossible to exaggerate how important gratitude is
LMU Seal. Courtesy of Wikipedia.
The Ignatian Educator
Matt Emerson
David W Burcham President of Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles has announced his resignation effective at the end of the academic year In a letter sent to members of the LMU community he noted At the conclusion of this academic year I will have served 5 years as President of Loyola M
"Christ and the Rich Young Ruler" by Heinrich Hofmann. Courtesy of Wikipedia.
The Ignatian Educator
Matt Emerson
Success on the terms of the Gospel could look like failure to the eyes of the world.
The Saint Louis University Billiken (Photo by Matt Emerson)
The Ignatian Educator
Matt Emerson
Cost of Catholic education is daunting, and not just at the collegiate level.