Zen and the Rich Young Man
Thomas Graff, Cambridge University PhD candidate in Theology, attempts to (not) explain Zen by turning to the biblical story of the Rich Young Man.
2018
Why Is Christian Citizenship a Paradox?
Émilie Tardivel-Schick on the political theology of Paul and the Early Fathers.
The Catholic Resistance to Corporatized College
Anthony Sciglitano, Associate Professor in Religion at Seton Hall, looks to Catholic universities for resistance to the corporatization of higher education.
Discipleship Isn't as Exciting as Youth Ministry Makes It Seem
Timothy O'Malley, Director ND Center for Liturgy, analyzes how youth ministry programs can avoid the inevitable burnout caused by current emotive models.
Benedict XVI Beyond the Liturgy Wars
Carolyn Pirtle seeks in the writings of Benedict XVI a path out of the liturgy wars.
Contributions Towards a Structural Analysis of the Catholic Abuse Crisis
Katharina Westerhorstmann, University of Bonn Senior Lecturer in Moral Theology, identifies the individual and institutional causes of the sexual abuse crisis.
Reading the News as a Spiritual Exercise
Luis Vera looks at what should go into the making of a spirituality for reading digital news.
Vatican I: Loss and Gain in the Governance of the Catholic Church
John W. O’Malley, Georgetown University Professor of Theology, considers both the gains and losses in the governance of the Church after Vatican I.
The Relationship of the Liturgy to Time and Space
Joseph Ratzinger, Pope Emeritus and theologian, identifies the location of the liturgy within the world and the world within the liturgy.
4 Reasons Why Christians Should Read Dante's Paradiso
Cyril O'Regan, ND Huisking Chair in Theology, explains, just in time for All Saints', why the Paradiso is the pinnacle of Dante's achievement.
What Is Integralism Today?
Edmund Waldstein, O.Cist., a monk of Stift Heiligenkreuz, provides the essential background to the renewed integralism debate among Catholics.
Why Is Faith Dead Without Works?
Addison Hodges Hart, author, theologian, and priest, uses the Book of James to judge the dichotomy between faith and works.
A Defense of Devil Costumes
Justin Shaun Coyle, Boston College PhD candidate in systematics, looks to ancient traditions of mocking the devil to defend devilish Halloween costumes.
An African Reflection on the Common Good, Migration, and the Youth Synod
Nnadozie Onyekuru, Master of Global Affairs student at Notre Dame, reflects upon Synod 2018's discussion of migration from within an African context.
The Roman Church as Casta Meretrix
Gary A. Anderson, ND Hesburgh Professor of Theology, discusses the applicability of a certain biblical metaphor and its reception history to the abuse crisis.
The Liturgical Staging of Saint Óscar Romero's Theology
Edgardo Colón-Emeric, Director of the Duke Divinity Center for Reconciliation, shows how St. Romero saw current events through the lens of his preaching.
Salvation: More Than a Cliché?
Joseph Ratzinger, Pope Emeritus and theologian, asks whether in our times the word "salvation" has been emptied out of all meaning.
Kant and de Sade: The Modern Recalibration of the Monstrous and the Demonic
Cyril O'Regan, ND Huisking Chair in Theology, focuses upon a shift in the understanding of evil that took place around 1794 in Kant's and de Sade's writings.
A Quasi-Defense of Gallicanism
Shaun Blanchard, Assistant Professor of Theology at Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University, takes a critical look at the legacy of Gallicanism.
The Eastern Orthodox Schism Behind the War in Ukraine
Chase Padusniak, Princeton English Department PhD Candidate, explains why the largest schism since the Reformation is escaping serious notice in the West.
Kneeling Theology: Believing in Order to See Scripture
Jordan Haddad, CUA PhD student in Systematic Theology, on why faith, conversion, and holiness are essential to the theologian's vocation.
Joseph Ratzinger Is Not a Platonist
Timothy P. O’Malley, Director of the ND Center for Liturgy, read's Benedict XVI conception of God as interrupting history rather than escaping into eternity.
After Galileo: Modern Science Has Deep Parallels with Theology
Daniel Kuebler, Franciscan U. (Steubenville) Dean of the School of Natural & Applied Sciences, shows why there is much more to science than facts & math.
A Defense of Ultramontanism Contra Gallicanism
Taylor Patrick O'Neill, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at Mount Mercy University, critiques abuses of the term "ultramontanism."
The Stare of Medusa and the Return Gaze of Christ
Cyril O'Regan, ND Huisking Chair in Theology, starts with a look at a Nietzschean bon mot and ends up contemplating the vision of God with Nicholas of Cusa.
The Contemporary Question of Images and Early Christian Art
Lauren Beversluis, Lumen Christi Institute, regards contemporary questions of art in light of Ratzinger's writings on Early Christian iconography.
Robots Without Families: On Identity and Organic Continuity
Fr. Ezra Sullivan, professor of Moral Theology & Bioethics at the Angelicum (Rome), details the human conditions that artificial intelligence will never meet.
Does Darwinian Evolution Petrify God's Image?
Abigail Favale hammers away at the commonplace that Darwin blocked all ways back to seeing humans as an image of God.
Introduction to Christianity: Bestseller Around the World
Elio Guerriero, biographer of the Pope Emeritus and Hans Urs von Balthasar, speaks about the impact and origins of Ratzinger's Introduction to Christianity.
An Open Secret: White Privilege's Targeting of Vulnerable Populations with Abortion
Charles Camosy, Fordham University Associate Professor of Christian Ethics, discusses the war waged on the poor by proponents of abortion on demand.
