An Antidote to Clericalizing the Laity?
John Cavadini on how to avoid the development of a lay clericalism.
John C. Cavadini
John C. Cavadini is Professor of Theology, Director of Graduate Studies, and the former McGrath-Cavadini Director of the Institute for Church Life at the University of Notre Dame. He was appointed by Pope Benedict XVI to a five-year term on the International Theological Commission in 2009. He is the recipient of the Monika Hellwig Award for Outstanding Contributions to Catholic Intellectual Life, the author of Visioning Augustine, and the recipient of the 2026 Ratzinger Prize.
Articles
Taking the Role of All the Baptized in Church Leadership Seriously
John Cavadini invities you to consider co-responsibility for the Church.
The Eucharist Commits Us to the Poor
John Cavadini on Dorothy Day's eucharistic way of life.
There's No Relation Between Preaching and Theology
John Cavadini, Director of the McGrath Institute for Church Life, scrutinizes Augustine's sermons to make a crucial point about theology's enterprise.
The Faith of Ancient Philosophy's Fathers
John C. Cavadini, Director of the McGrath Institute for Church Life, contemplates the element of faith in pre-Christian philosophy.
Guidelines for Any Appropriate Response to the Catholic Abuse Crisis
John Cavadini, Director of the ND McGrath Institute for Church Life, proposes remedies to the abuse scandal from within the heart of Catholic theology.
Augustine of Hippo: The Patron Saint of Suspicion
John C. Cavadini on St. Augustine as the humble master of the masters of suspicion.
The World Was Made for the Sake of the Church
John Cavadini, Director of the ND McGrath Institute for Church Life, thinks through baptism and the Church in a premodern, multi-dimensional, way.
Am I the Mother of Christ?
John Cavadini tries to imagine what Isaac of Stella means by giving birth to Christ.
The Sex Life of Joseph and Mary
John Cavadini explores the matter by looking at sources both East and West.
The Hidden Vocation of the Catechist
Editor's note: These remarks were delivered at the annual Echo Mentor Dinner on July 9, 2016. Dear Friends, I recently received a book in the mail, a gift of the author, Michael Foley, who used to teach here. The title seems to sum up...Augustine's Homiletic Meteorology
Augustine was a fantastic preacher. How do we know that? We get a glimpse of his popularity as a preacher from some of the asides that he addresses to his congregation. At the end of his “exposition” or sermon on Psalm 38, wh...
Laudato Si' and Environmental Works of Mercy
I am going to start at the section of Pope Francis’ encyclical Laudato Si’ that I found most troubling and work up from there. I must…
Misguided Manliness: Reflections on the First Episode of "Mad Men"
The opening sequence shows a cartoon man in free fall. Where is he falling to? A past article from The Onion reveals the destination. The headline announces that for the…
A School of Gratitude
John Cavadini on the heart of evangelization.