Reading the Writing in the Dirt
Roberto De La Noval, ND PhD candidate in Theology, reads Jesus's writing in the sand back into the Old Testament.
2019
The Clear Message of Christus Vivit
Vincent J. Reilly, Director of Faith Formation at St. Catherine Catholic Church, looks with Pope Francis at Christ crucified and risen.
Baudelaire, Maistre, and Original Sin
Françoise Meltzer, Chair of the U. of Chicago Comparative Literature Department, looks at the influence of Maistre's philosophy upon Baudelaire's poetry.
Neo-Colonialism and Reproductive Health
Obianuju Ekeocha, biomedical scientist and president of Culture of Life Africa, exposes the colonizing intent of Western aid to Africa.
Faith and the Expanding Universe of Georges Lemaître
Jonathan Lunine, Cornell University David C. Duncan Professor in the Physical Sciences, puts the achievement of Fr. Georges Lemaître in a global context.
Lent Intensifies
Carolyn Pirtle, Program Director of the ND Center for Liturgy, notes how melody, harmony, and rhythm help us encounter Christ anew.
Ross Douthat’s Expanding Seamless Garment
Charles Camosy, Fordham University Associate Professor of Christian Ethics, observes the expansion of the NYT columnist's pro-life horizons.
The Roots of American Catholic Polarization
Robert G. Christian III, co-founder and editor of Millennial Journal, digs up the political roots of American Catholic polarization.
The Gospels Manifest a Poetic Christ
Columcille Dever and Matthew Vale read the poetic bedrock of Fr. Venard's reading of the Gospels and Aquinas.
Brideshead Revisited During Lent
Patrick Tomassi, teacher at Trinity Academy and blogger at Pop-Culture Pelican, takes a Lent journey through Evelyn Waugh's classic.
Life, Language, and Christ Today
Olivier-Thomas Venard, OP, Deputy Director of École Biblique et Archéologique, on how Aquinas can help biblical interpretation in a postmodern context.
God Doesn't Break Bad in the Old Testament
Gary A. Anderson, ND Hesburgh Professor of Theology, puts disturbing Divine behavior in proper biblical perspective.
The Festival Fast of the Annunciation
Tamely, frail body, abstain today; today My soul eats twice, Christ hither and away. She sees him man, so like God made in this, That of them both a circle emblem is, Whose first and last concur; this doubtful day Of feast or fast, Chris...
Educational Theory Stifles Education
Samuel D. Rocha, UBC Assistant Professor of Philosophy of Education, takes a look at education theory through a messianic lens.
Glimpsing Eternity Through Lent Melody
Carolyn Pirtle, Program Director of the ND Center for Liturgy, continues her musical journey through Lent by suggesting how time might open up to eternity.
What Mary Oliver Knows About Death and Beauty
Madeline Infantine, Miami University MFA student in poetry, looks back at the contemplative legacy of Mary Oliver on World Poetry Day.
Gabriel Marcel and the Discovery of Fatherhood
Sr. Prudence Allen, RSM, member of the International Theological Commission, on the relevance of Gabriel Marcel's philosophy of fatherhood and the family.
Integralism and the Logic of the Cross
Edmund Waldstein, O.Cist., a monk of Stift Heiligenkreuz, addresses criticisms of the integralist position's logic.
What Will a Future with Androids Among Us Look Like?
Jordan Wales, Hillsdale College Assistant Professor of Theology, looks at what we will do to AI and what AI will do to us.
A Knight in St. Patrick’s Purgatory
Haley Stewart, writer, speaker, and podcaster stuffs penance and suffering back into St. Patrick's Day.
The (Video) Game Is On
Rev. Mark A. Villano, campus minister at the University Catholic Center at UCLA, considers how entertainment and enrichment can coincide.
Facing Lent Discouragement
Carolyn Pirtle, Program Director of the Notre Dame Center for Liturgy, continues her musical journey through Lent with a focus on Lent failure.
Can Justice Demand Prison Abolition?
Kathryn Getek Soltis, Villanova Center for Peace & Justice Education Director, reports on the growing case for prison abolition within Catholic teaching.
Political Theology's Haunting of Contemporary Politics
Michael Altenburger, ND Systematic Theology PhD, shows how Peterson's work points out the limitations and strengths of Schmitt's political theology.
The Integralist Mirroring of Liberal Ideals
Timothy Troutner, ND PhD Candidate in systematic theology, finds liberalism's logic at the heart of the integralist project.
From Slavery to Incarceration
Katie Walker Grimes, Assistant Professor of Theology and Religious Studies at Villanova University, analyzes the roots of incarceration in slavery.
The Solemn Joy of Lent
Carolyn Pirtle, Program Director of the Notre Dame Center for Liturgy, starts a musical look at the growing anticipation amidst Lent penitence.
Can Schmitt's Political Theology Be Redeemed?
Michael Altenburger, Notre Dame Ph.D. in Systematic Theology, evaluates what can be saved from Carl Schmitt's political theology.
Celebrating 200 Years of Catholic Theology’s Oldest Journal
Grant Kaplan, SLU Steber Chair in Theology, celebrates the historical triumphs and the unique experience of reading Theologische Quartalschrift.
The Eclipse of Sex by the Rise of Gender
Abigail Favale, Director of the William Penn Honors Program at George Fox, reconstructs the history of how collective focus shifted from sex to gender.
