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Leahy Highlights Adaptability, Tradition in Jesuit Education at C21 Panel

Mei Dasgupta • April 11, 2025

Agape Latte’s ‘Spread the Love’ Campaign Aims to Bring Unconditional Love to Campus

Lucy Freeman and Madison Hoang • February 11, 2024

“Agape” is a Greek word for love that asks for nothing in return, according to Eileen Corkery, assistant director of programming at BC’s Church in the 21st Century (C21) Center. The spirit of agape is driving C21 and Campus Ministry’s “Spread the Love” Valentine’s campaign, she said.

Olivieri Discusses Work-Life Balance After Leaving His “Dream Job”

Kate Cugno • February 10, 2024

Sick of analyzing baseball pitching statistics for days on end, Scott Olivieri made the decision to leave his “dream job” developing computer video systems with the Boston Red Sox for something new.

Espresso Your Faith Week Wins Outstanding Spiritual Initiative Award

Natalie Arndt • March 19, 2023

Boston College’s “Espresso Your Faith Week,” an annual campuswide celebration of faith, received an award from the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators in February, according to BC News.

Learning a Latte Through Espresso Your Faith Week 2021

Fiona Flanagan and Amy Palmer • September 26, 2021

The Boston College community tied hundreds of maroon and gold ribbons with their prayers written on them to the fences surrounding Bapst Library last week.

Panelists Talk Catholic Leadership During COVID-19

Scottie Crockett • March 14, 2021

Boston College’s Church in the 21st Century Center hosted “Leading During COVID: Lessons Learned and the Path Ahead” on Feb. 25, a Zoom panel about the effects of COVID-19 on Catholic leadership.

Boisi Center Panelists Call for Increased Inclusivity, Accountability in the Church

Scott Baker • September 30, 2019

Four speakers discussed expanding the role of marginalized groups and increasing accoutability in the Church at a Church in the 21st Century (C21) panel Tuesday.

C21 Convenes Panel of ‘Lay Business Leaders’

Owen Fahy • May 12, 2019

A panel of three “lay business leaders” and Boston College alumni discussed problems plaguing the Catholic Church and their potential solutions at the Church in the 21st Century Center’s fourth...

BC Professors Call for Changes in the Church

Grace Christenson • May 5, 2019

The Church in the 21st Century Center hosted a panel of Boston College professors to discuss how the Church can be a more effective institution and restore its credibility in the wake of scandal.

Leahy, University Presidents Discuss Church’s Renewal

Jack Miller • March 31, 2019

University President Rev. William P. Leahy, S.J., spoke on a panel titled “Revitalizing Our Church: Ideas from University Presidents." The event addressed how the Church can find a path to restored credibility.

Vanier Presents Messages on Love, L’Arche Communities

Katelyn Zilke • February 18, 2019

Theologian, humanitarian, and L'Arche founder Jean Vanier presented video messages made for the Boston College community in a C21 event on Wednesday.

Leahy, Panel Address Troubles in the Church

Jack Miller • November 29, 2018

Boston College’s Church in the 21st Century Center (C21) hosted another forum in the wake of last summer’s Pennsylvania grand jury report, which exposed decades of sexual abuse allegations within in the Catholic Church.