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Catholics & Jews
In honor of Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom HaShoah), historian John Connelly will present “How the Catholic Church Overcame its own Theology and Discovered that God Loves the Jews” at 2 p.m. on Apr. 7 in McGuinn Auditorium. Connelly is the … Continue reading
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Meeting Jesus with Fr. Jim Martin
Popular author and speaker Rev. James Martin, SJ will be appearing at a Boston College event in New York City Feb. 28. Fr. Martin, whose new book is Together on Retreat: Meeting Jesus in Prayer, will speak at a ticket-only … Continue reading
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Connolly Book of Hours
The Connolly Book of Hours, a magnificent 15th-century illuminated manuscript held by the Burns Library, is now available online. Named after former University Librarian Terence L. Connolly, SJ, The Connolly Book of Hours was created circa 1440, most likely in northern France, according … Continue reading
Read Aloud replicated on Cape Cod
For 15 years, Ruth Chobit volunteered for Boston College’s Read Aloud program, a collaboration with Boston Partners in Education, which sends teams of BC administrators and faculty to Boston schools to read to students in their classroom. Chobit now reads … Continue reading
Why Vietnam and not Laos?
It first seemed that the US would choose Laos, not Vietnam, as the battleground to oppose the spread of communism in Southeast Asia. What changed? Boston College historian Seth Jacobs explores the events, circumstances, and in particular, the perceptions and … Continue reading
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The Dean’s List
Boston College Vice President Father William B. Neenan, SJ, has released his “Dean’s List” of recommended reading for 2012-13. The list, compiled annually, has Fr. Neenan’s 27 book picks, including the following titles making their Dean’s List debut: The Queen … Continue reading
The Master and Margarita
Join the Newton College Book Club for an engaging discussion of The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov at Alumni House, Newton Campus on April 4 at 7 p.m. Bulgakov’s posthumously published masterpiece of black magic and black humor restores its sliest digs and sharpest jabs at Stalin’s … Continue reading
Fr. Neenan’s Dean’s List
Every year since 1982, William B. Neenan, SJ, one of Boston College’s most beloved Jesuits, issues his Dean’s List of recommended books. Check out the Boston College Chronicle for details about Fr. Neenan’s 2010 Dean’s List, which includes new titles … Continue reading
