All Articles: Mass Reflection
39 Articles
- Speeches by President DeGioia
Reunion Mass 2024
Re-unions recognize that there is something we are returning to—a place, a set of connections—to friends, perhaps mentors—teachers and coaches—returning to the site of…
June 2, 2024
- Speeches by President DeGioia
Jesuit Heritage Mass 2023
We are the beneficiaries of extraordinary gifts. We see these gifts captured on the banners that hang on campus at the start of every academic.…
November 5, 2023
- Speeches by President DeGioia
Mass of the Holy Spirit 2023
The readings for this Mass are often those for Pentecost Sunday. Fifty days after Easter Sunday—in the rhythm of the life of our Church—is the celebration of. …
August 22, 2023
- Speeches by President DeGioia
Baccalaureate Mass 2023
There is always a profound resonance at this time of year—between the rhythms and life of the Academy and the season in the life of the.…
May 23, 2023
- Speeches by President DeGioia
Reunion Mass 2022
Re-unions recognize that there is something we are returning to—a place, a set of connections—to friends, perhaps mentors—teachers and coaches; a return to a community…
June 5, 2022
- Speeches by President DeGioia
Formation and the Practice of Discernment
We honor the moment of conversion—of a young courtier, injured in an impossible battle in Pamplona, defending a “stronghold the French were.”…
February 17, 2022
- Speeches by President DeGioia
Baccalaureate Mass 2021
The bookends to every academic year are two celebrations of Mass: we begin each year with the Mass of the Holy Spirit and we bring closure when we come together during…
May 23, 2021
- Speeches by President DeGioia
Mass of the Holy Spirit 2020
Well here, this evening, we are invited to share in a conviction that animates each of our lives: the Spirit is present, here, now, always present, as we continue in our.…
August 31, 2020
- Speeches by President DeGioia
Reunion Mass 2018
We gather together as we bring a special weekend to a close—in the act that has served to hold together our community for more than two.…
June 3, 2018
- Speeches by President DeGioia
Reflections on the Life of James P.M. Walsh, S.J.
James P.M. Walsh was a fixture here for 40 years, offering legendary courses on Bib Lit and the Catholic Imagination to undergraduates who had probably never met anyone quite…
July 8, 2015