‘Was He Always That Good?’: How Denzel Washington Got His Start Go behind the scenes of the 1977 Fordham Theatre production of Othello to learn how Denzel Washington got his start. Hear from castmates, friends, and the life-changing mentor who witnessed the iconic...

Even Denzel needed a little bit of cura personalis to help him on his way. Check out this great story from Fordham University about how Denzel Washington got his start there.

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Hot off the presses, the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities has published their summer issue of Connections!

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Image of a house location in a neighborhood. Jesuit Higher Education: A Journal announces their new web address at digitalcommons.lmu.edu/jhe

The JHE Journal has a new home! You can find all of our past issues and content at digitalcommons.lmu.edu/jhe, plus we will publish a new issue later in June.

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for a rundown of great graduation moments at Jesuit schools across the country! And consider signing up to receive their weekly newsletter while you're at it.
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"Reali noticed this vulnerability and empathy within himself as a kid. At Fordham, ahead of Global Outreach service trips, he was required to send letters to friends and family members expressing the ways in which they’d helped him grow."

On Set for the Last Day of ‘Around the Horn’ Once more unto the breach—the breach being the hot take–industrial complex—with Tony Reali and his gang of journalists

Awesome post from The Ringer today highlighting the end of ESPN's long-running show Around the Horn. Great nod to host Tony Reali's time at @fordham.edu!

Probably the first time The Ringer has linked directly to a college's Mission and Ministry page.

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Catholic Pilgrimages of Hope for Creation | Home - Pilgrimages of Hope for Creation From September 1-October 4, join Catholic communities across the U.S. in pilgrimages of hope for creation!

As we celebrate 10 years of #LaudatoSi, we invite you to be a Pilgrim of Hope for Creation. Catholic communities across the U.S. are coming together during this Jubilee Year to organize local pilgrimages, including Laudato Si’ pilgrimages. #LaudatoSiWeek catholicpilgrimsofhope.org

Now that we've reached the unofficial start of summer, what are all our readers up to for these next few months? Conferences? Research trips? Writing? (With, hopefully, some time to rest and recover mixed it.) Let us know!

Happy Cannonball Day to all those who celebrate.

2025 Commencement Speakers on AJCU Campuses - Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities It’s that time of year again! We are pleased to share the speakers and dates for the 2025 commencement ceremonies at Jesuit colleges and universities in the United States and Belize.

Congratulations to all of our new Jesuit school alumni who are graduating this month! Curious who is speaking at our colleges and universities this graduation season? Check out AJCU's list of all the commencement speakers.

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We at Conversations wish everyone the best in these hectic days, whether you're finishing classes, finishing finals week, or gearing up for a grading marathon next week. Trust in the slow work!

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Last week, our colleagues at the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities published the Spring 2025 issue of their online magazine, Connections. Check it out!

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Please join everyone at Conversations in praying for those who will participate in the papal conclave which opens today. May they exercise good discernment in a spirit of freedom as they choose the new leader of the Church.

Should be a great discussion!

Alt text: Promotional graphic for a public dialogue titled "Everything Is Connected: Laudato Si’, Teilhard de Chardin, and Catholic Social Teaching" on April 28, 2025, 6:00–7:15 p.m. EDT at Georgetown University and livestreamed. Features Sr. Ilia Delio, Frank Frost, Diana Marin, and Sr. Libby Osgood. Hosted by the Berkley Center, Georgetown University, and the Initiative on Catholic Social Thought.

As we mourn the passing of #PopeFrancis, we will lift up the message of Laudato Si” and his call to connect all of creation in our next dialogue:
Everything Is Connected: Laudato Si’, Teilhard de Chardin, and Catholic Social Teaching
Mon, 4/28 @ 6pm ET
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A Theologian’s Look at “Laudato Si’” An Interview with Elizabeth Johnson, CSJ, by James P. Mccartin: So much has been said about Pope Francis’ “Laudato Si’.” But is there some…

One of Francis' most significant contributions to the life of the church was his promulgation of Laudato Si'. In 2016, our own James P. McCartin interviewed renowned Catholic theologian Elizabeth Johnson, CSJ, about that encyclical.

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“His vision for the church was neither progressive nor traditional — it was not primarily about ideology …(“We do not serve ideas, we serve people,” he would admonish ideologues.) Rather, his vision was about the structure of the church: Closeness, proximity was the goal.”

In 2022, Channing Lee from Georgetown University wrote "Building Bridges of Hope: Reflection on a Synodal Encounter with Pope Francis." Revisit that piece here:
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Writing Is a Collaboration with God for Author Jamie Quatro - Jesuit Media Lab The act of collaboration with the divine that lies at the heart of the creative act is something that fuels and astonishes us all.

Writing Is a Collaboration with God for Author Jamie Quatro: The act of collaboration with the divine that lies at the heart of the creative act is something that fuels and astonishes us all. jesuitmedialab.org/writing-is-a...

A God We Understand Is Not Actually God: A Review of Pádraig Ó Tuama's "Kitchen Hymns" - Jesuit Media Lab Mary Grace Mangano reviews Pádraig Ó Tuama’s latest collection of poetry, "Kitchen Hymns."

A God We Understand Is Not Actually God: A review of Pádraig Ó Tuama's latest poetry collection, “Kitchen Hymns.”
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Environmental Politics: A panel discussion with Alexandria Nichols, Jesús Sanchez, Philip Stoddard, and Pete Williams. After registering, you will receive a... The fourth of seven events in the serial conference "Envisioning a Livable Future," marking the tenth anniversary of Pope Francis's encyclical Laudato Si': On Care for Our Common Home

Tomorrow, John Carroll University and Loyola University Chicago are co-sponsoring "Environmental Politics: A panel discussion with Alexandria Nichols, Jesús Sanchez, Philip Stoddard, and Pete Williams," focused on Laudato Si'.

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April is National Poetry Month, and today we’re sharing this poem by Gerard Manley Hopkins, SJ, a British #Jesuit and one of the great poets of the Victorian age.

Rockhurst University president Sandra Cassady was profiled in the KC Business Journal last month. Go Hawks!

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BC charter document

On this date in 1863, Massachusetts Governor John Andrews approved the charter for Boston College submitted by founder Fr. John McElroy, S.J.

Happy 162nd Birthday, BC 🦅

You can still register to experience the RISEN Retreat, from the Institute for Advanced Jesuit Studies at Boston College, which kicks off on March 30th.

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Happy Opening Day to all those who celebrate! While college basketball certainly holds pride of place in the world of Jesuit higher ed., it has often been suggested that baseball is the most spiritual major sport. Is anyone finding God at the ballpark today?

Jesuits offer reparations to women allegedly abused by ex-Jesuit artist Marko Rupnik Pope Francis’ Jesuit religious order is making a broad gesture of reparations to some 20 women who say they were sexually, psychologically and spiritually abused by a famous ex-Jesuit artist.

@tresponsibility.bsky.social

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#OTD in 1553, St. Ignatius wrote to members of the #Jesuits in Portugal "On Perfect Obedience," his most celebrated and most widely-read letter.

Read the letter: ow.ly/1prQ50E9FH8

Let us be attentive!: How wondering leads to justice-seeking By Philip Metres

The feast of St. Oscar Romero is a good day to revisit a piece Philip Metres of John Carroll wrote in 2023, "Let us be attentive!: How wondering leads to justice-seeking." He wrote about how Romero helped him understand the Preferential Option for the Poor.

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