Lessons from Loyola Hall

The poor widow in the reading this weekend, offers, her two coins, and Jesus says she “put in more than all the other contributors to the treasury.” Because she gave from her own need, not surplus, she gave out of love. That's what Jesus really calls us to do.

From the beginning the Church has honored the memory of the dead and offered prayers in suffrage for them so that, thus purified, they may attain the beatific vision of God. We can hope these people are "in a better place," yet our prayers can help them achieve this salvation.

In their work on the religious lives of young people, a pair of socialogists concluded that the prevailing religion among American youth is Moralistic Therapeutic Deism. Is this all too different from Christianity or Judaism? Could it get adherents to heaven? Mr. Healey unpacks the impact.

On Monday, October 29, Mr. Healey's father, Tom '52, passed away at age 84. Here, the junior Mr. Healey recounts the lessons his father taught him, not least of which was a love for their famed Alma Mater.