Discernment for the Postmodern Condition
William Watson, SJ, director of the Sacred Story Institute, explains how discernment can help us navigate an age of cultural meltdown.
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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.
Mental Illness in Light of the Theophany Icon
Joel Looper investigates what the gift of an icon has taught him about God and man.
An Eschatology of the Secular
Jordan Haddad, Associate Professor of Dogmatic Theology at Notre Dame Seminary, explains the eschatological nature of the laity.
Christ and Digital Media
Aaron Riches, Assistant Professor of theology at Benedictine College, liturgically deconstructs the acceleration of images in the digital age.
Long After the Prodigal Son's Return
Leonard DeLorenzo, faculty member at the McGrath Institute for Church Life, engages Abigail Favale's memoir to reimagine the period long after the Prodigal's return.
Jesus Reveals God in Hiddenness
Ben Wilson, Director of the Summer Service Learning Program at ND’s Center for Social Concerns, writes about participating in the hidden life of Jesus.
How to Echo the Faith Across Generations
Brian Pedraza, Assistant Professor of Theology at Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University, writes to his son about passing the faith.
Love Before Work
Colleen Halpin, Church Life Intern at the MICL, considers Maximilian Kolbe's witness of love against the message of Auschwitz's gates.
Faith Formation with Flannery O'Connor
Stephanie Reuter, ND MTS student of systematic theology, presents Flannery O'Connor as a catechist.
The Cry of the Earth in Pan-Amazonia
Lucas Briola, Assistant Theology Professor at Saint Vincent College, unearths striking CST developments in a pre-synod document on the Pan-Amazonian region.
The Spiritual Desert Isn't Optional
Joshua J. Whitfield, theologian and Pastoral Administrator, looks for a preaching that can resound in our desertified spiritual landscape.
The Message Is the Messenger
Anne-Sophie Constant, Jean Vanier's biographer, reflects on Vanier's witness to God choosing the weak of the world to shame the strong.
Pilate's Question in a Post-Truth Context
Melanie Barrett, Mundelein Seminary Department of Moral Theology Chairperson, on Decision-Making, Conscience Formation, & Pastoral Care in a post-truth age.
On the Particular Grace of Palm Branches
Drew Denton, Director of Faith Formation at Immaculate Heart of Mary in Atlanta, delves into Terrence Malick and the complex symbolism of Palm Sunday.
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.
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.
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.
A Knight in St. Patrick’s Purgatory
Haley Stewart, writer, speaker, and podcaster stuffs penance and suffering back into St. Patrick's Day.
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.
Catholicism's Decisive Shift Toward Africa
Isaiah Jones, PhD candidate in Education at Utah State University, considers the challenges posed by the Church's center shifting to Africa.
Confronting a Sinful Church
Brandon R. Peterson, University of Utah Department of Philosophy Lecturer, on the cognitive dissonance of speaking of the Church as holy.
Unfulfilled Promise: The Synod on Young People
Leonard DeLorenzo, faculty member at the McGrath Institute for Church Life, compares the expectations and achievements of the Synod on Young People.
The Addictions of the Catholic Samizdat
Timothy P. O’Malley, Director of the ND Center for Liturgy, looks at L'affaire Lewis and Covington Catholic through the lens of David Foster Wallace.
Catechesis as a Way of Life
Robert B. Williams, practicing psychologist with an interest in catechesis and spiritual care, discusses invaluable developmental tasks for the family church.
A Garden Lurking Beneath the Floorboards
Andrew Kuiper, writer and editor, cultivates an appreciation for Sergei Bulgakov's attempt to redeem the dismal science of economics.
The Chief Obstacles to Good Spiritual Direction
Peter Andrastek, Senior Consultant for The Evangelical Catholic, outlines the main obstacles to consistently good spiritual direction on the parish level.
The Political Pawning of Saints
John Michael Hogue, Su Casa Catholic Worker community member, looks back at the polarization that followed the canonizations of Sts. Romero and Paul VI.
Does the Mass Say Christmas Is About Justice?
John O’Callaghan, ND Associate Professor of Philosophy, questions the liturgy to see whether Christmas is about justice or... something else.
Love Is Always Conditional
Leonard DeLorenzo, faculty member at the McGrath Institute for Church Life, on the conditions that make the human condition what it is.
