All Articles: John J. DeGioia

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Mass of the Holy Spirit 2007

We gather today, as one community, to joyfully mark the beginning of the academic year and in thanksgiving for the Holy Spirit—our helper and comforter whose gifts animate our…

August 28, 2007

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All-Class Reunion Mass 2007

I am very pleased to have this opportunity during Reunion Weekend to say one last time:  Welcome.…

June 3, 2007

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Baccalaureate Mass 2007

This is a very special moment. All of you are poised between an ending and a beginning—the ending of your current studies on the Hilltop, and the beginning of the next stage of…

May 20, 2007

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100 Years of Georgetown Basketball

It is an honor to welcome you here tonight and to celebrate with you 100 years of Georgetown.…

February 10, 2007

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Jesuit Heritage Week 2006 Opening Mass

The impact of the Society of Jesus on this University is impossible to measure, for we would not even exist without.…

January 29, 2006

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Reunion Weekend Mass 2005

This morning we gather together as Georgetown community members have every Sunday for more than two centuries.  In the tradition upon which this University is built, we believe…

June 5, 2005

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Baccalaureate Mass 2005

We end this weekend – we send you forward – your commencement – gathering in a way at the end of this academic season and at the end of your study here, together, as we…

May 22, 2005

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Campus Discussion on Access to Education in America

The issues that I wish to address today, issues that have shaped the modern Academy, are of comparatively recent origin. We are the heirs of a post-war movement to open wide the…

April 19, 2005

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Advent Mass 2004

Today we gather as Georgetown community members have every Sunday for more than two centuries. Faculty and staff, alumni and friends, coming together to mark a tradition upon…

December 19, 2004

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Reunion Weekend Mass 2004

This morning we gather together as Georgetown community members have every Sunday for more than two centuries. In the tradition upon which this University is built, we believe…

June 6, 2004