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April 17, 2010

Michael Kessler Blogs: National day of prayer confusion

The 59th National Day of Prayer is scheduled for May 6. It is supposed to be a day of unity for citizens to come together in reflection. Instead, our deep-seated confusions about the proper boundaries between religious practice and governmental power have turned the official recognition into a huge wedge issue...

April 12, 2010

Katherine Marshall Blogs: Vertigo times

The hot spots this week are Kyrgyzstan and Bangkok, but every day brings new reports of riots and unrest somewhere in the world. America has rarely seemed as unsettled as it is today...

April 5, 2010

Katherine Marshall Blogs: Corruption: myths and solutions

Confronting corruption is not a good path to popularity. Sparks flew between Kabul and Washington last week as Hamid Karzai shot back against U.S. officials who admonished him to get serious in that department. A large donor gathering in New York looking to build a new Haiti rarely strayed far from the corruption sore spot...

April 5, 2010

Michael Kessler Blogs: No Sabbath rest for job weary?

With the economic downturn and massive job losses, it seems many Americans have no sympathy for employees requesting religious accommodations for Sabbath observance. Comments on a recent news story about an EEOC lawsuit against Lowe's for failing to allow a Baptist to not work on Sundays almost all tilt toward hostility to the man's religious beliefs. Hard times seem to make for hardened hearts...

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Rev. Patrick Gilger

October 21, 2025

Rev. Patrick Gilger, S.J., on Spiritual Direction

Research Fellow Rev. Patrick Gilger, S.J., was interviewed by America Magazine's The Spiritual Life podcast on the importance of spiritual directors. In the episode, he reflects on how spiritual direction can help people strengthen their relationship with faith. 

2025 ESJ Panel at the Global Social Justice Symposium

October 15, 2025

ESJ Project Continues Supporting Student Research at Global Social Justice Research Symposium

The 2025 Education and Social Justice (ESJ) fellows, Madison Ross (C’27), Allie Schlicht (SFS’27), Cici Sprouse (C’26), and Stella Vance (C’26), showcased their respective research projects at the 2025 Global Social Justice Research Symposium on September 26. They were joined by fellows from the Laidlaw Undergraduate Leadership & Research Scholarship ProgramMaeve McKean Global Health AwardDavid F. Andretta Summer Research Fellowship, and Royden B. Davis Fellowship. This symposium was hosted by the CSJ and the Berkley Center at Georgetown University.

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