Friends of the Boisi Center have put together a conference you may be interested in titled “Rule of Law and the Common Good: An Emerging Synergy between Legal Theory and Catholic Social Thought." It will be held in Gasson 100 on March 12-13, 2026.
A write-up about BCs conference on Law, Conscience, and Migration Today, which included our graduate student conference, is available on America Magazine’s website. www.americamagazine.org/catholic-boo...
Graduate Student Poster Presenters:
* Eryn Reyes Leong, Boston College
* M. Mookie Manalili, Boston University, and Andrew Bogatz, Boston College
* Jaret Ornelas, S.J., Boston College
* Margaret Ruthven, Princeton Theological Seminary
Graduate Student Art Displays:
* Ingrid Bustos Aleman, Boston College, “Te Pido”
* Jaret Ornelas, S.J., Boston College, Desert Relics
* Molly Snakenberg, Boston College, Hands Gripped Wide Open
Our second panel on “Grief, Grace, and Conversion in the Context of Migration” is now taking place.
Our Graduate Student conference first panel titled “Borders, Belonging, and Moral Responsibility” is now taking place in Stokes Hall S195.
Kevin Coleman sitting while delivering his lecture.
Our lecture on “Theopolitical Authorization: Óscar Romero, Far-Right Christianity, and a Contest for the Soul of the Americas“ featuring Kevin Coleman (University of Toronto) has begun at the Boisi Center.
Join us on Friday, February 20th, for our 6th Annual Graduate Student Conference - part of an all day conference - on Law, Conscience, and Migration Today. Register here:
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One of Boisi Center's Board of Advisors, and life-long friend of the center, Dr. Susannah Heschel, is giving 3 lectures next week (Mon - Wed) at the University of Manchester, England -12:30pm EST. If you would like to sign up, use the online registration links in the photos or scan the QR code.
Join us on Wednesday, February 18th for a lecture featuring Kevin Coleman titled "Theopolitical Authorization: Óscar Romero, Far-Right Christianity, and a Contest for the Soul of the Americas,” at the Boisi Center for Religion & American Public Life, 24 Quincy Rd, conference room, 3:30-5pm.
Join us on Tuesday, January 27th for our 7th Annual Wolfe Lecture on Religion and American Politics featuring Paul Elie. His talk, "To The Margins: Francis, Leo, and the Crypto-Religious 1980s," will take place in Higgins Hall 310 from 5:30 -7pm.
Our Fall 2025 Newsletter is now posted on our website. Check out our Spring lineup on page 8; details are posted on our website.
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ICYMI - Our panel series celebrating 25 Years: A Discussion of Religion, Politics, and Culture in the United States in the Last Quarter Century are now uploaded to our YouTube channel and linked on our website.
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Listen to our latest podcast episode with Dr. Susannah Heschel (Dartmouth College), interviewed by Boisi Center director, Mark Massa, S.J., on Anti-Semitism, America, and the Middle East.
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ICYMI: Our 23rd Annual Prophetic Voices Lecture with Dr. Jason Blakely on "I Have a Theory, But You Have an Ideology" is now available on our YouTube channel.
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ICYMI: Our 2nd Annual Nancy Marzella Lecture on Women and American Catholicism with Dr. Susan Reynolds is now available on our YouTube channel.
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Our 2nd Annual Nancy Marzella Lecture on Women and American Catholicism featuring Dr. Susan Reynolds on “Where are Women in the Story of Clergy Abuse? has begun in Devlin 101.
ICYMI: Our panel discussion on James O'Toole's latest book, For I Have Sinned: The Rise and Fall of Catholic Confession in America, is now available on our YouTube channel.
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Our luncheon colloquium featuring Elliott Jones on "Sabbath & Leisure as Remedy for Modernity: A Dialogue Between Abraham Joshua Heschel and Josef Pieper" is now available on our YouTube channel.
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Join us next Thursday, November 6th for our 2nd Annual Nancy Marzella Lecture on Women and American Catholicism featuring BC Alumni Dr. Susan Reynolds (Emory University). Her talk, Where are Women in the Story of Clergy Abuse?, will take place in Devlin Hall 101 from 5:30 -7pm.
Continuing our 25th anniversary celebration, our second panel on “How Has Religious Practice in the United States Changed in the Last Quarter Century?“ has begun.
Our Panel Series: Celebrating the Boisi Center’s 25th Anniversary has begun. Panel 1 discusses “How Has the Relationship Between Religion and Politics Changed Over the Past Twenty Five Years?”
Our 23rd Prophetic Voices Lecture featuring Dr. Jason Blakely has started in Stokes Hall S195.
Our panel discussion on “For I Have Sinned: The Rise and Fall of Catholic Confession in America,” authored by BC History Professor James O’Toole, has begun in Devlin 101.
Join us next Tuesday, October 28th, as we celebrate the Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life's 25th Anniversary. Our panel series and reception will take place in the Murray Function Room, 4th floor, at Yawkey Center from 3 - 6:30pm. See schedule of events & to register on our website
Join us next Thursday, October 23rd for our 23rd Annual Prophetic Voices Lecture featuring Dr. Jason Blakely (Pepperdine University). His talk, "I Have a Theory, But You Have an Ideology," will take place in Stokes Hall S195 from 5:30-7pm. BC Bookstore will be there selling copies of Blakely's book.
Join us on Wed., Oct. 22 for a book panel discussing James O'Toole's new book, For I Have Sinned: The Rise and Fall of Catholic Confession in America, from 5:30 -7pm in Devlin 101. This panel is co-sponsored with BC Libraries.
The BC Bookstore will be on hand selling copies.
Join us on Monday, October 20th, for a lecture with Archbishop Gabriele Caccia. Co-sponsored with C21 and The International Studies Programs, "The Quest for Peace" lecture will take place from 5:30-6:30pm in Gasson Hall 100. Registration Required.
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Thanks to everyone who came to hear Fordham University President Tania Tetlow speak at Boston College last week. Photo credit: Christopher Soldt, Boston College
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Our luncheon colloquium with Elliott Jones, BC 2026, is taking place at the Boisi Center. Co-sponsored with the Center for Christian-Jewish Learning, Jones delivers his research project on “Sabbath and Leisure as Remedy for Modernity: A Dialogue Between Abraham Joshua Heschel and Josef Pieper.”
