Clarifying the Virtues and Limits of Nationalism
Randall B. Smith, Scanlan Endowed Professor of Moral Theology at UST Houston, explores how the Catholic Church can understand its role among the nations.
2019
Charles Taylor Queried
Anthony Sciglitano, Seton Hall Associate Professor in Religion, asks whether Catholic theology really has an ally in Charles Taylor.
Martyrdom Is the Eighth Sacrament in the Life of the Church
Brooke Tranten, Marquette PhD Student in History, pays tribute to the prison witness of Cardinal Wyszyński.
What Our Selfies Are Doing to Ourselves
Jason Baxter, WCC Associate Professor of Fine Arts and Humanities, advocates swerving outward to go inward.
The Unknown Fulton Sheen: Philosopher of Education
Troy Kassien reveals a forgotten side of Archbishop Fulton Sheen.
We're Not Mystics
Chase Padusniak, PhD candidate in Princeton's English Department, deepens Rahner’s line on mysticism.
You Gotta Confront Who You Are!
Travis Lacy, ND PhD Candidate in Systematic Theology, confronts the unsettling reality of monastic prayer.
Scientific Mythology Threatens Both Religion and Science
Christopher Clemens, UNC Distinguished Professor of Physics and Astronomy, looks at the "conflict" between science and religion from a new angle.
Protestant Fiction Needs the Catholic Imagination
Jessica Hooten Wilson, Associate Professor of Literature and Creative Writing at John Brown University, shares some ideas on how to improve Protestant fiction.
The Empty Exalted Cross's Paradoxical Power
Andrea Peecher, ND MTS student, draws on ancient sources to explain the meaning of the Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross.
The Full Measure of Justice in Abuse Crisis Cases
Edward Condon, canon lawyer and DC CNA bureau chief, explains the proper procedures for dealing with sex abuse allegations.
Discernment for the Postmodern Condition
William Watson, SJ, director of the Sacred Story Institute, on discernment in an age of cultural meltdown.
René Girard and the Present Moment: A CLJ Lecture by Cynthia Haven
Click here for details about the inaugural Church Life Journal lecture at the University of Notre Dame.
What Is the Catholic Imagination?
Michael Murphy, Director of the Hank Center at Loyola University Chicago, invites you to reexamine a hotly debated notion.
Once Upon a Time of Violence
David Griffith, writer and educator, ponders the ties between real and on-screen violence with the help of Tarantino's latest film.
How Chaucer (Probably) Can't Save Your Life
Terence Sweeney, Villanova doctoral candidate in Philosophy, goes on pilgrimage with Geoffrey Chaucer.
The Hazards of Online Faith-Writing
Amy Welborn, author of over two dozen books on Catholic spirituality, warns about the dangers of burnout in faith-writing.
Nuclear Peace as the Mock Version of the Gospel
Jean-Pierre Dupuy, Stanford University Professor of French and Political Science, demythologizes nuclear deterrence.
John Paul II's Labor on Marx
Angela Franks, Professor of Theology at St. John's Seminary in Boston, demonstrates how the pope critiqued and developed Marx's theory of labor.
Our New World Without Kith or Kin
Scott Beauchamp, author of the forthcoming "Did You Kill Anyone?," breaks down the Second Demographic Transition's plague of lonely deaths.
Kindling the Desire to Find God in All Things
Anna Moreland and Grant Kaplan remember the inspired example of their teacher, Michael Buckley, SJ.
Atheism's Lessons for Theists
Terence Sweeney, Villanova doctoral candidate in Philosophy, shows how atheism can resposition belief.
A Brief Theology of the As If
Philipp W. Rosemann, Chair of Philosophy at the National University of Ireland, Maynooth, presents a novel Ratzingerian approach to the faith.
The Ideological Death of Catholic Education
Timothy O'Malley, Director of the Notre Dame Center for Liturgy, navigates between endless novelty and radical traditionalism.
The Dangerous Alliances Between Catholicism and Phenomenology
Edward Baring, Drew University Associate Professor of Modern European History, explains the two-way traffic between Catholicism and phenomenology.
Toni Morrison’s Theological Grotesque
Christina Bieber Lake, Kilby Professor of English at Wheaton College, highlights the thick theological resources used by Morrison in Beloved.
Officially Sanctioned Catholic Kabbalah?
Andrew Kuiper, freelance writer and editor, looks to the forgotten tradition of Catholic Kabbalah as a source of renewal.
Curiosity's Lure from Dante to Moby Dick
Brendan Case, Research Associate in Baylor's Institute for Studies of Religion, traces the changes in how we evaluate curiosity.
Mental Illness in Light of the Theophany Icon
Joel Looper investigates what the gift of an icon has taught him about God and man.
The Interminable Conversation Versus Annihilationism
Bruce McCuskey, a Jesuit novice of the Maryland Province, puts Joseph Ratzinger in critical dialogue with Paul Griffiths.
