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  • A Zoom split screen with David DeCosse, Kevin O'Brien and Bishop Robert McElroy

    The Markkula Center for Applied Ethics hosted a discussion with David DeCosse, Kevin O’Brien, S.J., and Bishop Robert McElroy, one of the leading Catholic intellectuals in the United States, on voting, Catholic social thought, and the 2020 election.

  • Gold and silver cutouts of the year 2020 with small stars surrounding it.

    Santa Clara University President Kevin O’Brien, S.J., helps us plan for the new year in an op-ed for the San Francisco Chronicle.

  • Jesuit Seal, black

    SCU joins other Jesuit colleges and universities in the U.S. and Canada in denouncing the alarming developments occurring in Nicaragua.

  • People enjoying Thanksgiving dinner with a turkey centerpiece on the table.

    Too often, we see truth used as a weapon, rather than as a way to build a bridge to another, paved by human kindness, writes President Kevin O’Brien in an op-ed for The Mercury News.

  • A figurine of a religious person holding an iPad

    In an America op-ed, Santa Clara University President Kevin O’Brien, S.J., explores how Jesuit teachings can help Silicon Valley go from moving fast and breaking things to moving thoughtfully and lifting up people.

  • Pope Francis I

    In a CNN op-ed, Kevin O'Brien, S.J., says scandal has tested the faith of many in the Catholic Church but there are good reasons to stay involved while we rightly insist on confronting a culture of clericalism and privilege that enables abusive exercise of authority.