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🎃👻 Jonathan Creeps 💀🎃 @jonathanrheaps.bsky.social · 1d

The Way to Nicaea Symposium on Oct 23 at @setonhall.bsky.social. A series of presentations on Lonergan's account of doctrinal development in honor of the 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea. Use the QR code or visit here to register/find streaming info: events.shu.edu/event/42170-...

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BC Theology @bctheology.bsky.social · 1d

Mark your calendars:
On 10/22 @boisicenter.bsky.social hosts a panel discussion of James O’Toole’s book: “For I Have Sinned: The Rise and Fall of Catholic Confession in America”.
Moderated by Mark Massa S.J., panelists include M. Cathleen Kaveny, James Keenan S.J., James O'Toole & Leslie Tentler.

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St Patrick's Pontifical University @stpatsmaynooth.bsky.social · 2d

For those who missed last night's lecture, a recording will be available in due course on our YouTube channel.

Next up is the Irish Theological Quarterly Lecture, this Monday 13th, at 7:30pm.

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Commonweal @commonweal.bsky.social · 5d

"The seriously mentally ill are frequently excluded from civil society, including sometimes from Church and family life."

Cathleen Kaveny introduces a symposium on serving people with mental illness:
www.commonwealmagazine.org/least-these-...

The Least of These

Contributions to this symposium challenge us to think more deeply about how the Church and civil society can recognize and honor the humanity of those dealing with mental illness.

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The Catholic Theological Society of America @thectsa.bsky.social · 11d

Members T Winright & P Fay w M Kaveny "The Least of These" @commonweal.bsky.social Oct. Symp on #MentalIllness & the Church. Grew out of #CTSA2025 "The Least of These: People Suffering from Mental Illness, Law Enforcement, & Innovative Responses" (Convener: C Kaveny) See ctsa-online.org/Newsfeed

Catholic Theological Society of America - Newsfeed

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BC Theology @bctheology.bsky.social · 15d

On Oct 13th at @stpatsmaynooth.bsky.social BC Professor Stephen J. Pope will deliver the Irish Theological Quarterly Lecture: "Can Forgiving Ever Be A Moral Mistake?Considerations from Christian Ethics".

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BC Theology @bctheology.bsky.social · 15d

The special session on "The Least of These" at the @thectsa.bsky.social meeting in Portland featured an essay by theological ethicist and PhD candidate Shaun Slusarski . It's been published as part of a symposium in the October issue on "Mental Illness and the Church" in @commonweal.bsky.social

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BC Theology @bctheology.bsky.social · 16d

Read theological ethics alumnus Peter K. Fay's essay
'The Vision of Baptism: Catholic social teaching and mental illness' from a CTSA panel organized by ethics faculty member M. Cathleen Kaveny. It's featured in the October issue of
@commonweal.bsky.social

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University of Notre Dame Press @undpress.bsky.social · 16d

"[T]he book as a whole is nothing short of masterful in both scope and depth. It shows why we desperately need public conversations about #Gender, #Sexuality, and #Culture to include trained academics." ~Religion & Liberty

Angela Franks’ BODY AND IDENTITY reviewed at: https://bit.ly/3VD5eUR

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The Catholic Theological Society of America @thectsa.bsky.social · 19d

#CareerOpportunity #NewTestament Position (FT, Open-Rank, Tenure/Track), @ The Clough School of Theology and Ministry at @ Boston College See ctsa-online.org/CareerOpport... #Highered #Catholic

Catholic Theological Society of America - Career Opportunities

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BC Theology @bctheology.bsky.social · 21d

Congratulations to Systematics alumnus Andrew Vink @proftruthwatcher.bsky.social, whose book: 'Common Evil: Political Economy and the Ethics of Liberation' has been published by @orbisbooks.bsky.social

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BC Theology @bctheology.bsky.social · 21d

Systematics alumnus Peter Folan, SJ has published "The Role of Scripture at and Around the Council of Nicea" in the latest issue of Theological Studies.

BC Theology @bctheology.bsky.social · 22d

This evening, 5:30PM at Assumption University, Worcester MA:

'Nicaea, Ancient and New - Seventeen Centuries of Trinitarian Faith'.

The panel features Fr. John Galvin, SJ, J. Columcille Dever, PhD, and our own Dr. Ligita Ryliškytė, SJE. It will be moderated by alumnus Dr. Ty Monroe.

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Kristin Heyer @kristinheyer.bsky.social · 23d

Please help spread the word to anyone who may be interested in applying to openings at Boston College:
the Joseph Professor of Catholic Systematic Theology and
the Director of the Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life
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Catholic Theological Ethics in the World Church @ctewc.bsky.social · 22d

In September’s Emerging Scholars’ Forum, Craig Ford calls us to cultivate solidarity and indigenous justice as a Church, by drawing upon queer theory’s indictment of the heteronormative imaginary.

A Reflection on Heteronormativity, the Settler Colonial State, and Indigenous Justice | Catholic Theological Ethics in the World Church

As a non-native person writing in a U.S. context, I feel that I often approach ethical questions related to indigeneity with a bit of embarrassment. Reflecting on that embarrassment, it seems that…

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BC Theology @bctheology.bsky.social · 25d

Last summer, Molly Wysocki, an undergrad majoring in Theology attended Pope Leo's Mass for the Care of Creation.

Read her article reflecting on it here:
www.americamagazine.org/faithinfocus...

I attended Pope Leo’s Mass for the Care of Creation. Here’s what it taught me about love of neighbor.

Despite the formalities that accompanied Pope Leo’s presence, the experience was strikingly familial. I was moved by the perceptible sense of interconnectedness that enveloped the space. Surrounded by...

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St Patrick's Pontifical University @stpatsmaynooth.bsky.social · 29d

Join us at the Irish Theological Quarterly Lecture with Prof Stephen J Pope, Boston College, who will deliver the lecture, entitled "Can Forgiving Ever Be A Moral Mistake? Considerations from Christian Ethics".

To register your place, please email [email protected].

#bostoncollege #theology

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BC Theology @bctheology.bsky.social · Sep 10

Read alumnus @emma-kennedy.bsky.social's essay: 'Bending the Biotechnical Arc Back Toward Justice- A Critique of Historical and Contemporary Rhetorics of Scientific Progress' in the latest online edition of the Journal of @sofcethics.bsky.social

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Boston College @bostoncollege.bsky.social · Sep 9

BC Law Professor Cathleen Kaveny pens a piece for America Magazine about listening to the Gospels, as read by ... Johnny Cash.
https://bit.ly/Kaveny_AmericaMag081525

Listening to the Gospels—in the voice of Johnny Cash

When I encounter the Good News as read by Johnny Cash, I encounter it as a living proclamation—not as a dead letter.

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BC Theology @bctheology.bsky.social · Sep 9

Don't miss www.commonwealmagazine.org - Daniel Rober reviews 'Catholic Fundamentalism in America', the latest publication by Mark S. Massa SJ, director of BC's @boisicenter.bsky.social
@commonweal.bsky.social

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BC Theology @bctheology.bsky.social · Sep 4

Coming up Sept 5th & 6th:
The 1st Duffy Symposium organized by BC Theology's History of Christianity area commemorates the 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea.
The theme is"Conciliarity" & each of the 4 sessions is devoted to distinct moments in church history from Nicaea to Vatican II.

BC Theology @bctheology.bsky.social · Aug 13

Check out the latest issue of @commonweal.bsky.social magazine for Cathleen Kaveny's article "Ordinary People", on the vital importance of emphasizing what holds us together, not what sets us apart.
www.commonwealmagazine.org/issues/2025-...

July/August 2025

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Society of Christian Ethics @sofcethics.bsky.social · Aug 12

Our Summer Meeting (formerly "Midterm Group Gathering") kicks off today with some great online sessions! Members log into your online account and navigate to www.scethics.org/mgg-schedule... for access.

SCE Summer Meeting daily schedule for Tuesday, August 12, 2025

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Boston College @bostoncollege.bsky.social · Jun 2

Libby Professor of Theology and Law Cathleen Kaveny is among scholars commenting on how the new pope will respond to divisions within the U.S. Catholic Church for The Guardian.
bit.ly/Kaveny_Guardi...

The right reviled Francis. How will Pope Leo XIV confront the schism in the US church?

Some conservatives rejected Francis for his leftist leanings, but Leo could be able to realize his forerunner’s visions

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BC Theology @bctheology.bsky.social · May 22

Publication alert:

Dr. Jason Welle's new book - 'Treatises on the Sufi Way' - is a translation of five of Sulamī's treatises that portray the breadth of classical Sufi wisdom and the extent of Sulamī's own contribution in preserving and teaching this wisdom.