The Jesuits: Six Stories of Ignatian Spirituality
The Jesuit Community Center (JCC) is perched between Bellarmine Hall and the Dolan School of Business, adding to the aesthetic of the architecture that amplifies the idyllicism of Fairfield’s...
It is Impermissible for the Catholic Church to Declare Any Loving Relationship as Beyond God’s Blessing
The Vatican’s declaration that priests may not bless same-sex unions is not surprising. Priests are not supposed to bless any union that isn’t a marriage as the church understands it, a permanent and...
Fairfield University Must Support the LGBTQ Community After the Catholic Church Refuses to Bless Same-Sex Marriage
I grew up as a member of the Catholic church- in fact, I had a phase in my life from ages fourteen to fifteen in which I was extremely religious. One entire side of my family participates in Catholic...
Connecting the Catholic Community
Throughout the 13th annual Commonweal lecture, speaker Dominic Preziosi reminded the audience that a people is known by the story it tells. Preziosi is the editor of Commonweal, a Catholic opinion magazine run...
A Statement from President Mark R. Nemec Ph.D. in Conjunction with ‘Catholic Church Scandal Unearths Memories at Fairfeld’
The reforms and soul-searching that are underway within the Church is ongoing and will continue to deepen and evolve. While as a lay person, I am not in a position to speak for the Society of Jesus or for the...
Catholic Church Scandal Unearths Memories at Fairfield
As Stags begin to settle into the flow of college life, it’s important to recognize the incidents that happened over the summer in regards to Catholic church officials and sexual assault allegations and...