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Mario Powell, SJ

Mario has a Masters Degree in American Studies from St. Louis University where he researched the use of media in presidential power projection. Afterward he taught U.S. & World History at Cheverus High School in Portland, Maine, while also teaching Theology. He later studied theology at Boston College School of Theology and Ministry. Mario was ordained a priest in 2014.

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  • Joined 2012
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Changing Names, Changing Hearts: Remembering Nelson Mandela

Published Dec 6, 2013 in Uncategorized ~ Approx 7 mins

As the world mourns Nelson Mandela, Mario Powell considers the name, and the heart, of a man who fought and lived for a cause worth dying for.

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Dr. King’s Unfinished Struggle

Published Apr 3, 2013 in Uncategorized ~ Approx 2 mins

On this 45th anniversary of Dr. King’s death, Mario Powell remembers his unfinished life’s work.

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Drones or Moral Compass: What’s in Your Arsenal?

Published Mar 4, 2013 in Uncategorized ~ Approx 3 mins

Mario Powell turns his attention to the best of what’s being written drone warfare, and then asks: are drones preventing us from being the moral nation we desire to be?

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The 2nd Inauguration: Now Can We Say Racism Is Dead?

Published Jan 28, 2013 in Uncategorized ~ Approx 10 mins

Surely a nation that celebrated the second inauguration of its black president is a nation in which racism is on the decline. Not so fast says Mario Powell.

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Individualism vs. Institutionalism in 2012

Published Aug 12, 2012 in Uncategorized ~ Approx 9 mins

“Shall We Call This the Promised Land?” Mario Powell makes his TJP debut by asking us what problems we can solve as individuals, and what problems we must ask the government to address.

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