03/29/2018

Author and Boston University law professor Pnina Lahav discusses her forthcoming biography, “Golda Meir: Through the Gender Lens.” She explores the first and only woman prime minister of Israel, and her complex relationship with her role as a female leader in a man’s world. As a child, Golda migrated from Russia to Wisconsin and received … Continue reading Golda Meir Through a Feminist Lens →

02/21/2018

“Gang violence is about a lethal absence of hope. Nobody has ever met a hopeful kid who joined a gang.” St. Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Society of Jesus, exhorted Jesuits to strive to find God in all things while actively engaging the world, and to focus on cultivating the whole person. Put another … Continue reading Providing Hope →

02/19/2018

Highlights of this conference feature medical doctors and other Western researchers trained in allopathic medicine – as in treating diseases with drugs or surgery – who now include healing, whole-systems therapies that have been practiced in Tibet for centuries. Speakers from Harvard, the University of California and other respected institutions engage with Tibetan practitioners to … Continue reading East Meets West: The Tibetan Medicine Conference on Mind-Body Health →