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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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Plato, wondering why Harvard students don't major in the humanities. (Courtesy of Wikimedia.)
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Why are fewer students studying history, literature, philosophy, languages and the arts?
(CNS photo/Tom Tracy) (Nov. 6, 2013)
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"Redemptor Hominis" is a masterful overview of the meaning of Christ.
Jerry Brown's official picture as Attorney General and as Governor. Courtesy of Wikipedia.
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quot Jerry Brown Latin Scholar and One-Time Almost Priest quot This is the headline for an Atlantic article that summarizes the highlights from an interview that Brown governor of California gave to The Atlantic Readers might not know about Brown 39 s Jesuit past The article notes His relig
James Tissot (1836-1902)- The Magi Journeying (Les rois mages en voyage) - Brooklyn Museum. Courtesy of Wikimedia.
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With whom do we journey? Matthew tells us of the wise men; Luke writes of the shepherds. For both groups, news of Jesus' birth comes to them in community.
Students walk amid the snowfall on campus of Catholic University of America in Washington Students at The Catholic University of America walk amid the snowfall on the campus in Washington Dec. 10. (CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn) (Dec. 10, 2013)
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Who says education doesn 39 t pay well Apparently you just have to find the right role and school According to an article in yesterday 39 s New York Times Forty-two presidents of private colleges were paid more than a million dollars in 2011 up from 36 for the previous two years according to t
"The School of Athens." Raphael (1483-1520). Courtesy of Wikimedia.
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In the latest issue of America in an essay titled quot Saving the Humanities quot Raymond Schroth S J responds to quot The Heart of the Matter quot nbsp a report recently issued by the Commission on the Humanities amp Social Sciences for the American Academy of Arts amp Sciences quot
Pictured is th e Easter Vigil service at Our Lady of Lourdes Parish in De Pere, Wisc. (CNS file photo/Sam Lucero, The Compass) (July 5, 2013)
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In Porta Fidei The Door of Faith nbsp Pope Benedict XVI 39 s reflection announcing the recently ended Year of Faith he mentioned those who quot while not claiming to have the gift of faith are nevertheless sincerely searching for the ultimate meaning and definitive truth of their lives and o
Nicolas Colombel, Christ Healing the Blind (1682). Courtesy of Wikimedia.
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Steve Jobs ended his 2005 Stanford commencement speech by urging his audience quot Stay hungry Stay foolish quot For Jobs remaining hungry and foolish was the path to authenticity It was the way to live a life that in his words didn 39 t rely on the results of another 39 s thinking nbsp
Bernardo Strozzi. Feeding the Multitudes. Early 1600s. Courtesy of Wikimedia.
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Yesterday 39 s reading marking the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception was the same reading we hear on the Solemnity of the Annunciation It 39 s of the dramatic moment where the angel Gabriel comes to Mary to tell her that she will bear Jesus nbsp Of all the things we might say about this fam
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December brings concerns about the commercialism of Christmas, along with invocations to return to the day’s “true meaning.”