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Gold & Blue, Summer 2024, St. Mary's University

Gold & Blue

This is the Summer 2024 edition of Gold & Blue which is St. Mary's University's official school publication.

The Ethical Lawyer: Beyond The Rules, Nick Badgerow

St. Mary's Journal on Legal Malpractice & Ethics

Does being a lawyer mean more than the mere pursuit of a client’s cause and resulting (hoped for) financial success and professional standing, while avoiding discipline? This article invites a consideration of what it means to be a true “professional” in the practice of law. First, the article explores the definition of the term “professional,” and proceeds to examine the obligations undertaken by lawyers (a) in their oath of admission, and (b) in codes of professional conduct. However, the author posits, should not the true professional aspire to more than the mere compliance with these minimum standards? In answer, the …

Gold & Blue, Fall 2022, St. Mary's University- San Antonio, Texas

Gold & Blue

This is the Fall 2022 edition of Gold & Blue which is St. Mary's University's official school publication.

Theological Questions, Todd R. Hanneken

Open Textbooks

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If The Pope Is Infallible, Why Does He Need Lawyers?, Bill Piatt

Faculty Articles

One of the most widely misunderstood teachings of the Catholic Church involves the doctrine of papal infallibility. As a theological matter, papal infallibility is quite narrow. However, the widespread misconception that all Catholics must believe their Pope cannot make mistakes helped create resentment against Catholics for centuries, which has taken the form of physical attacks, political exclusion, and virulent anti-Catholic propaganda.

While the Catholic Church is no longer under direct physical attack, contemporaneous efforts seek to hold the Pope and the Church civilly and criminally liable in various contexts. In some instances, the Pope, acting as the head of the …

The Word And The Law, By Milner S. Ball (Book Review), Emily A. Hartigan

Faculty Articles

Milner Ball’s The Word and the Law has become a widely quoted work, and has already taken its place in the continuing tale of law and religion. The text presents itself in typical Ball fashion: richly and eloquently written, densely noted with weighty references, alive with stories and the voices of those with whom Ball has conversed.

A striking innovation in this book is Ball’s creation of a space in his text for the stories of those who are both his peers and not his peers, giving over the “pulpit” to women, edgy Jews, and Native Americans, all of whom …

History Of The Department Of Theology (Under-Graduate), John G. Leies Sm

Documents

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History Of The Graduate Theology Program, St. Mary's University, 1959-1994, John G. Leies Sm

Documents

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Loving The Medium: A Review Of Stephen Carter’S The Culture Of Disbelief, Emily A. Hartigan

Faculty Articles

Stephen Carter is a most gifted, unpredictable commentator on life and law in the United States today. He has staked out a distinct, complex position on race already, and begins to do the same on religion in his latest book, The Culture of Disbelief. This book is well-written, well-reasoned, and sprinkled with the wry twists and engaging stories that increasingly mark Carter’s style.

The book integrates some of Carter’s former writing on the theme he calls “religion as Hobby,” an attitude by the courts that he brings to the fore in his analysis of news articles, court opinions, and political …