Jason King
@jking66.bsky.social
Beirne Chair & Director Center for Catholic Studies
St. Mary's University, TX
St. Mary's University, TX
My new op-ed just came out in the San Antonio Express-News: “Reconciliation begins where we serve together.” It's on Pope Leo XIV "On Love of the Poor", on how love can break down walls and brings people together. www.expressnews.com/opinion/comm...
Pope Leo’s call to love the poor could cross political aisles and heal divisions
We might find that healing the nation begins in the hands that reach out to one another.
www.expressnews.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:29 PM
My new op-ed just came out in the San Antonio Express-News: “Reconciliation begins where we serve together.” It's on Pope Leo XIV "On Love of the Poor", on how love can break down walls and brings people together. www.expressnews.com/opinion/comm...
The results of the second year of the Holistic Impact Report (HIR) are out! Graduates of Catholic colleges and universities come out ahead on meaningful lives, community engagement, and ethical decision making. www.stmarytx.edu/2025/hir-stu...
#HIR2025 #CatholicEducation #HigherEd
#HIR2025 #CatholicEducation #HigherEd
National study finds Catholic higher education forms graduates with purpose, belonging and financial stability
Now in its second year, the Holistic Impact Report (HIR) shows graduates of Catholic colleges lead in purpose and belonging and report higher levels of mental health, financial stability and dialogue ...
www.stmarytx.edu
October 20, 2025 at 5:24 PM
The results of the second year of the Holistic Impact Report (HIR) are out! Graduates of Catholic colleges and universities come out ahead on meaningful lives, community engagement, and ethical decision making. www.stmarytx.edu/2025/hir-stu...
#HIR2025 #CatholicEducation #HigherEd
#HIR2025 #CatholicEducation #HigherEd
The Lin Great Speakers Series this month features Sandra Yocum, Ph.D., on “Praying in the World Today.”
Check out the commercial: youtu.be/87lMvIBbJ2o
#LinSpeakersSeries #CatholicStudies
Check out the commercial: youtu.be/87lMvIBbJ2o
#LinSpeakersSeries #CatholicStudies
Lin Great Lecture Promo - Fall 2025
YouTube video by Jason King
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October 9, 2025 at 11:29 AM
The Lin Great Speakers Series this month features Sandra Yocum, Ph.D., on “Praying in the World Today.”
Check out the commercial: youtu.be/87lMvIBbJ2o
#LinSpeakersSeries #CatholicStudies
Check out the commercial: youtu.be/87lMvIBbJ2o
#LinSpeakersSeries #CatholicStudies
Fun to see this essay on my post about core theology and @massimofaggioli.bsky.social work on Catholic higher edu in the Vatican News in Vietnames. www.vaticannews.va/vi/church/ne...
Thần học cốt lõi: Một hướng đi cho tương lai Giáo dục Công giáo - Vatican News
Giáo dục đại học Công giáo đang đối mặt với khủng hoảng căn tính, đặt ra câu hỏi về vai trò của thần học. Thay vì chỉ là
www.vaticannews.va
September 12, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Fun to see this essay on my post about core theology and @massimofaggioli.bsky.social work on Catholic higher edu in the Vatican News in Vietnames. www.vaticannews.va/vi/church/ne...
I’m glad to share results from our national study of Catholic law school graduates. Compared to secular peers, they are more likely to practice law, to connect their work with their values, and to serve in civic leadership.
www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/265991/...
www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/265991/...
Study: Catholic law grads outpace secular peers in practice, purpose
The study, commissioned by the St. Mary’s University School of Law, found that 2025 graduates of Catholic law schools are more focused on ethics, service, and community.
www.catholicnewsagency.com
August 19, 2025 at 3:16 PM
I’m glad to share results from our national study of Catholic law school graduates. Compared to secular peers, they are more likely to practice law, to connect their work with their values, and to serve in civic leadership.
www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/265991/...
www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/265991/...
Glad to see my new post in Church Life Journal. It goes with my reflections in America last month. Both are trying to think through the future of theology amidst the changes in Catholic higher education. churchlifejournal.nd.edu/articles/the...
Theology for the Drastic Changes Coming in Catholic Higher Education
Jason King on the future.
churchlifejournal.nd.edu
August 8, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Glad to see my new post in Church Life Journal. It goes with my reflections in America last month. Both are trying to think through the future of theology amidst the changes in Catholic higher education. churchlifejournal.nd.edu/articles/the...
Just returned from a weekend with fellow Catholic ethicists from @ctewc.bsky.social. Had good conversations about the future of moral theology and how we can support one another in our global networks. Here's a photo of those of us from North America.
#CTEWC #CatholicEthics #MoralTheology
#CTEWC #CatholicEthics #MoralTheology
July 21, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Just returned from a weekend with fellow Catholic ethicists from @ctewc.bsky.social. Had good conversations about the future of moral theology and how we can support one another in our global networks. Here's a photo of those of us from North America.
#CTEWC #CatholicEthics #MoralTheology
#CTEWC #CatholicEthics #MoralTheology
I’ve been thinking a lot about where theology in a changing academic world. Here is a reflective piece in America Magazine drawing from the College Theology Society’s recent gathering. www.americamagazine.org/faith/2025/0...
Can theology survive the crisis in Catholic higher education?
The world of academic theology is facing the cumulative effect of long-building forces, forces reshaping not only theology but the entire structure of higher education.
www.americamagazine.org
July 7, 2025 at 12:28 PM
I’ve been thinking a lot about where theology in a changing academic world. Here is a reflective piece in America Magazine drawing from the College Theology Society’s recent gathering. www.americamagazine.org/faith/2025/0...
Just wrapped filming a video for a new program with the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston’s Office of Family Life Ministry.
June 18, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Just wrapped filming a video for a new program with the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston’s Office of Family Life Ministry.
Just as Pope Leo XIV calls the Church to unity, his story is already raising tough questions—about family, division, and what binds us together. I offered a few reflections in this @ReligionNews article on the Pope and his brother. #PopeLeoXIV #ReligionAndPolitics religionnews.com/2025/05/23/c...
Catholics see a familiar political divide in Pope Leo XIV and his eldest brother
(RNS) — Catholic leaders hope the pope’s relationship with his brother will help Catholics in the US learn to better love each other in spite of political differences.
religionnews.com
May 24, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Just as Pope Leo XIV calls the Church to unity, his story is already raising tough questions—about family, division, and what binds us together. I offered a few reflections in this @ReligionNews article on the Pope and his brother. #PopeLeoXIV #ReligionAndPolitics religionnews.com/2025/05/23/c...
New Publiction:
Durham PhD graduate and part-time Teaching Assistant in the department, @drrleong.bsky.social, recently published 'Living More Human(e)ly?' with Wipf and Stock. The monograph builds on Rebecca's PhD thesis, exploring ethical considerations in modern romantic relationships.
Durham PhD graduate and part-time Teaching Assistant in the department, @drrleong.bsky.social, recently published 'Living More Human(e)ly?' with Wipf and Stock. The monograph builds on Rebecca's PhD thesis, exploring ethical considerations in modern romantic relationships.
May 22, 2025 at 11:06 AM
I think this makes doing theology in the broader public difficult. No matter what you say, it seems like you are advocating for one party or another. Instead of just talking about the gospel and its demands on our lives. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/16/s...
Why Everything Is ‘Coded’ Now
www.nytimes.com
May 16, 2025 at 1:20 PM
I think this makes doing theology in the broader public difficult. No matter what you say, it seems like you are advocating for one party or another. Instead of just talking about the gospel and its demands on our lives. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/16/s...
As Pope Leo XIV begins his papacy, I reflect on what it means to lead with love in a divided world—and what kind of Church we’re called to become.
Op-ed in the San Antonio Express-News:
www.expressnews.com/opinion/comm...
#CatholicChurch #PopeLeoXIV #Hope #Unity #PublicTheology
Op-ed in the San Antonio Express-News:
www.expressnews.com/opinion/comm...
#CatholicChurch #PopeLeoXIV #Hope #Unity #PublicTheology
Election of Pope Leo XIV offers hope for unity for a fractured, fearful world
Pope Leo XIV's life has moved between north and south, grassroots ministry and Roman governance, pastoral accompaniment and institutional oversight.
www.expressnews.com
May 14, 2025 at 10:43 PM
As Pope Leo XIV begins his papacy, I reflect on what it means to lead with love in a divided world—and what kind of Church we’re called to become.
Op-ed in the San Antonio Express-News:
www.expressnews.com/opinion/comm...
#CatholicChurch #PopeLeoXIV #Hope #Unity #PublicTheology
Op-ed in the San Antonio Express-News:
www.expressnews.com/opinion/comm...
#CatholicChurch #PopeLeoXIV #Hope #Unity #PublicTheology
Dr. Amanda Baugh’s lecture on la tierra environmentalism looked at how Spanish-speaking U.S. Catholics practice ecological care through everyday habits like gardening, reuse, and sharing, and how it is often overlooked. Check out the video: mediaspace.stmarytx.edu/.../1_b6lbi9...
mediaspace.stmarytx.edu
May 6, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Dr. Amanda Baugh’s lecture on la tierra environmentalism looked at how Spanish-speaking U.S. Catholics practice ecological care through everyday habits like gardening, reuse, and sharing, and how it is often overlooked. Check out the video: mediaspace.stmarytx.edu/.../1_b6lbi9...
The San Antonio Express-News just published my reflection on Pope Francis’s legacy: Love, not power, is what holds everything together.
#PopeFrancis #CatholicChurch #LoveHoldsUsTogether
#PopeFrancis #CatholicChurch #LoveHoldsUsTogether
Pope Francis reminded us that love holds us together
In a world that often finds meaning in triumph and division, Pope Francis pointed us back to the Gospel.
www.expressnews.com
April 23, 2025 at 3:31 PM
The San Antonio Express-News just published my reflection on Pope Francis’s legacy: Love, not power, is what holds everything together.
#PopeFrancis #CatholicChurch #LoveHoldsUsTogether
#PopeFrancis #CatholicChurch #LoveHoldsUsTogether
Next Wednesday, come see Dr. Amanda Baugh's lecture on environmental justice. Her work challenges us to rethink what creation care looks like in diverse Catholic communities.
Details: www.stmarytx.edu/academics/ce...
#CatholicStudies #EnvironmentalEthics #LatinxTheology #StMarysU
Details: www.stmarytx.edu/academics/ce...
#CatholicStudies #EnvironmentalEthics #LatinxTheology #StMarysU
April 9, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Next Wednesday, come see Dr. Amanda Baugh's lecture on environmental justice. Her work challenges us to rethink what creation care looks like in diverse Catholic communities.
Details: www.stmarytx.edu/academics/ce...
#CatholicStudies #EnvironmentalEthics #LatinxTheology #StMarysU
Details: www.stmarytx.edu/academics/ce...
#CatholicStudies #EnvironmentalEthics #LatinxTheology #StMarysU
Come hear Notre Dame law professor Richard Garnett speak at the Center for Catholic Studies at St. Mary's University!
March 26, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Come hear Notre Dame law professor Richard Garnett speak at the Center for Catholic Studies at St. Mary's University!
Excited to share my latest in Church Life Journal! A classroom discussion on the liberal arts led to a surprising question: Why do military academies rank as the "best" while Catholic colleges are missing? The answer lies in what we choose to value.
churchlifejournal.nd.edu/articles/why...
churchlifejournal.nd.edu/articles/why...
Why Aren’t Catholic Colleges the Best at the Liberal Arts?
Jason King on standards.
churchlifejournal.nd.edu
March 14, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Excited to share my latest in Church Life Journal! A classroom discussion on the liberal arts led to a surprising question: Why do military academies rank as the "best" while Catholic colleges are missing? The answer lies in what we choose to value.
churchlifejournal.nd.edu/articles/why...
churchlifejournal.nd.edu/articles/why...
Working on my book about Catholic higher education. Turns out research suggests that cuts—tuition, programs, core, faculty— don't save colleges. They may give a short-term boost but often make things worse long-term. Cuts frame education economically and make the college look like a discount store.
March 5, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Working on my book about Catholic higher education. Turns out research suggests that cuts—tuition, programs, core, faculty— don't save colleges. They may give a short-term boost but often make things worse long-term. Cuts frame education economically and make the college look like a discount store.
St. Mary's University's Center for Catholic Studies spring lecture series starts up next Tuesday. Jonathan Tran will be speaking on the need for and the current challenges to community.
February 19, 2025 at 5:20 PM
St. Mary's University's Center for Catholic Studies spring lecture series starts up next Tuesday. Jonathan Tran will be speaking on the need for and the current challenges to community.
Signed the contract for my next book "The Soul of Catholic Higher Education". I've been thinking about this for awhile, and my HIR study on the positive outcomes of Catholic higher education was the final piece. Manuscript due in Sept. Should have more data on Catholic colleges by then too.
January 31, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Signed the contract for my next book "The Soul of Catholic Higher Education". I've been thinking about this for awhile, and my HIR study on the positive outcomes of Catholic higher education was the final piece. Manuscript due in Sept. Should have more data on Catholic colleges by then too.
In my attempt to post things that are not "look how terrible this is," here is an article listing 2,000 scripture versus that call Christians to care for justice and the poor.
A List of Bible Verses on Poverty, Justice, and Compassion
The Bible contains more than 2,000 verses that admonish the faithful to uphold justice and help alleviate poverty.
sojo.net
January 19, 2025 at 1:05 PM
In my attempt to post things that are not "look how terrible this is," here is an article listing 2,000 scripture versus that call Christians to care for justice and the poor.
Should we worry that relationships and community are becoming a luxury item?
Who are the most likely to rarely feel lonely?
I thought it was the highly educated. But it's not.
It's people with the highest income.
If you compare people at the same income level, education is completely inconsequential when it comes to self reported loneliness.
I thought it was the highly educated. But it's not.
It's people with the highest income.
If you compare people at the same income level, education is completely inconsequential when it comes to self reported loneliness.
December 31, 2024 at 2:10 PM
Should we worry that relationships and community are becoming a luxury item?
The attitude I want when I receive Reviewer 2's comments.
Mike Tomlin: “Let’s not get dramatic.” #shorts
YouTube video by NFL on CBS
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December 17, 2024 at 1:22 PM
The attitude I want when I receive Reviewer 2's comments.
It is a bad news article but it does note that "What no one much doubts is that people with nimble brains find it rather easier to swerve life’s worst misfortunes, and are more likely to enjoy the best outcomes."
Some support for good education.
Some support for good education.
Are adults forgetting how to read?
A survey by the OECD suggests a worrying decline in literacy
www.economist.com
December 12, 2024 at 11:57 AM
It is a bad news article but it does note that "What no one much doubts is that people with nimble brains find it rather easier to swerve life’s worst misfortunes, and are more likely to enjoy the best outcomes."
Some support for good education.
Some support for good education.