The Joan and Ralph Lane Center
The Lane Center promotes teaching, research, and action inspired by Catholic social thought and the Jesuit commitment to justice.
Pierless Bridges
The Joan and Ralph Lane Center for Catholic Social Thought and the Ignatian Tradition
An annual publication of the Lane Center, Pierless Bridges highlights research and praxis that connects social analysis with theological and ethical reflection. It presents the Ignatian tradition and Catholicism in conversation with contemporary experiences. And it explores faith’s public dimension as it intersects with culture, politics, and society.
Volume 1: 2020
In Pursuit of a Safe Existence
A reflection on volunteering with the Kino Border Initiative.
Offering Spiritual Wellness to Correctional Officers
Reflections from a Jesuit prison chaplain.
Examen Your Health / Examen Tu Salud
An Ignatian teaching and research fellow’s mission integration project.
Bridging Data Science With Ignatian Spirituality
An Ignatian teaching and research fellow’s mission integration project.
Show, Not Tell
Ignatian advice for life and writing.
Philanthropy Is an Act of Love: Aiming the Flashlight
USF’s mission comes alive in working with students, alumni, and donors.
Women and the Church: Bearing Witness to New Life
Inclusive leadership and the future of Catholicism.
A Shared Dream of Women Moving Forward
Response to Kerry Robinson, Women and the Church: Bearing Witness to New Life.
Catholic Sisters and Nuns and Solidarity
A sociologist of religion reflects on women of faith doing justice.