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Reflections at the Annual Advent Mass

There are many gifts that we experience through our membership in this Georgetown community. Over time, we just might come to feel that here we are at home. Of course we all come…

December 8, 2013

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Reflections on the Life and Career of Dr. Mitchell Spellman

It is a humbling experience for me to be here this morning to offer these words of appreciation for the life of Dr. Mitchell Spellman. I wish to express my most profound…

November 23, 2013

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Remarks at the Launch of ‘Designing the Future(s) of the University’

It is a privilege for me to be here with you today. Under the leadership of Bob Groves—as well as Randy Bass—our community is embarking on a very exciting journey and I am…

November 20, 2013

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McCourt School of Public Policy Foundation Exercises

This is an extraordinary moment for a university community. It is not often we determine that in order to be true to our mission we need to take the step of establishing a new…

October 8, 2013

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The “The Francis Factor:” Launch of the Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life

Thank you very much, Tom [Banchoff]. Thank you all for being here and for sharing your afternoon with us. We’re honored to have so many of you here today for the official…

October 1, 2013

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Welcome Remarks Before President Barack Obama’s Address on Climate Policy

Good afternoon and welcome to Georgetown University. I wish to thank each of you for joining us for this very special occasion. For more than two centuries, Georgetown has played…

June 25, 2013

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Reflections at the Baccalaureate Mass

From time to time I have the privilege of delivering one of the readings at Mass. No text terrifies me more than today’s first reading from the Acts of the Apostles.1 “We are…

May 19, 2013

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Georgetown University Law Center Faculty Luncheon

Thank you, Bill, and good afternoon. It’s a privilege to be here today, and I’m grateful for this opportunity to speak with you all. I’d like to introduce you to our new…

March 27, 2013

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Faculty Town Hall — Spring 2013

Good afternoon. It’s always a pleasure to gather with you at the start of a new semester. Before I begin my remarks, I’d like to take a moment to recognize the passing of. …

February 7, 2013

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Reflections on Our Way of Being an American Catholic and Jesuit University

Thank you Kevin, for that introduction and for your leadership in our community. Thank you all for being here this weekend. I am grateful for your deep engagement with our…

October 6, 2012