When I was an undergraduate at Boston College, the Campus Ministry office sold “Educated by Jesuit” T-shirts to help fundraise for retreats and service trips. On the front of the shirt is the emblem of the […]
Author: Meg Stapleton Smith
Christology in the Age of Trump
During my first year of teaching at a high school, I was handed the preexisting curriculum for the sophomore class. I vividly remember sitting at my desk starring at the large multi-colored teacher’s manual with […]
On Vocation, Venezuela, and Hearing God’s Voice
Samuel’s call in the Hebrew Scriptures is a biblical story that has always hit close to home for me. In a cursory read of 1 Samuel 3: 1-18 most people grasp on to the infamous […]
Donald Trump’s Jesuit Education
The following article reflects only the view of the author, and not the opinions of all Daily Theology contributors. When I was an undergraduate at Boston College, the Campus Ministry office sold “Educated by Jesuit” T-shirts […]
Were You There When They Crucified My Lord?
Warning: The content below contains graphic images. It is a notorious hymn sung throughout churches across various denominations during Holy Week. The lyrics repeat a series of question, “Were you there when they crucified my […]
Litany for Aleppo
Let us not forget that welcoming, learning from, and establishing justice for refugees is at the very core of our Christian faith. Let this prayer guide and reflect our actions for justice. A Litany of […]
Risking Our Significance: A Review of Polarization in the U.S. Catholic Church
When I was a high school campus minister, I had several students who would come into my office and ask: “I have this friend who is gay, but their church tells her it is a […]
“Doing Christology” in the Midst of Clinton and Trump
During my first year of teaching at a high school, I was handed the preexisting curriculum for the sophomore class. I vividly remember sitting at my desk starring at the large multi-colored teacher’s manual with […]
Pentecost in an Era of Indifference
This past semester at Yale Divinity School I took a course titled “Moral Revolution and Social Change,” in which we analyzed how Christianity informs contemporary movements for democratic social change in the pursuit of justice. […]
Undocumented Immigrants and the Task of the Catholic University
On one of my last days as a high school religion teacher, I walked into the classroom and began by asking the students if they had any questions on the previous night’s homework. One of […]
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