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October 11, 2021

A Discussion on Catholic Social Teaching with Professor Lucia Silecchia of the Columbus School of Law

On October 6th the Masters in Human Rights cohort got to hear from Professor Lucia Silecchia of the Columbus School of Law. For the past thirty years, Professor Silecchia has taught subjects ranging from Catholic Social Teaching to rights of the elderly and the disabled.
October 5, 2021

A visit to the Religious Freedom Institute: Right to Religious Freedom as a Social Good

(from left to right) Justice Lombardi, Tom Shakely, William Saunders, Hannah McIntyre, Jane Jagas, Brandon Showalter, Bino Socrates, and Thomas Farr. By Francisco Socrates, graduate student of […]
October 5, 2021

A Friend in Ordinary Times

IHE Fellow Lucia A. Silecchia reflects on what a tattered old toy has taught her about the sacrificial nature of love.
September 27, 2021

Dr. Joe Capizzi on Threats to Human Ecology from Big Tech and the Security State

Dr. Joe Capizzi, Director of The Institute for Human Ecology, appeared on the Bridge Builder: Catholic Faith and Politics podcast, sponsored by the Minnesota Catholic Conference, to talk […]
September 20, 2021

Heroes from the Depths of Oppression – Human Rights Students take Inspiration from Saint Bakhita

Post by MAHR student Brandon Showalter Following a five-year stint in full-time journalism in Washington D.C., in late August I met for the first time seven […]
September 20, 2021

All Creatures of Ordinary Times

IHE Fellow Lucia A. Silecchia reflects on the importance of attentiveness to others before ourselves.

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