Archive - Matters Twomey

I speak on CNN on Pope Leo XIV's election

Father Twomey must be rejoicing in heaven over the papal name

May 8 •

Dawn Eden Goldstein

4:22

April 2025

The "Last Gentleman" priest

How Father Twomey found his way into Walker Percy's pages

Apr 1 •

Dawn Eden Goldstein

February 2025

"Outside the walls of the academic citadel"

Twomey arrives at Loyola New Orleans ready to challenge the status quo

Feb 19 •

Dawn Eden Goldstein

Father Twomey's "Challenge to America" on race relations

MLK's "favorite senator" cited the Southern Jesuit's insights in a 1957 civil-rights hearing

Feb 16 •

Dawn Eden Goldstein

Father Twomey's pioneering work with USAID

With a 1964 grant, the Jesuit's team at Loyola New Orleans helped train young Central American leaders

Feb 9 •

Dawn Eden Goldstein

Behind the scenes at Matters Twomey, Episode 1

A special update on the progress of A Priest in Good Trouble, for paid subscribers only

Feb 1 •

Dawn Eden Goldstein

22:34

January 2025

Jesuit vs. Nazis, part 2

Father Twomey preaches against racism while jackbooted goons protest outside

Jan 24 •

Dawn Eden Goldstein

Arrupe on the prairie

In which a young Lou Twomey encounters the future Jesuit Superior General—in Kansas

Jan 3 •

Dawn Eden Goldstein

December 2024

November 2024

Chapter 3 finds Lou Twomey, SJ, on the verge of vows

Nov 30, 2024 •

Dawn Eden Goldstein

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