Advocata Nostra and the Devil's Due
Stephen Metzger, PhD ND Medieval Institute, investigates the meaning and purpose of calling the Blessed Virgin Mary our advocate, especially during Advent.
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Solovyov's Russia and the Catholic Church
Andrew Kuiper, writer and editor, recalls the great ecumenical effort of Vladimir Solovyov and its continued fruits.
Dignity or Victimhood?
Abigail Favale, George Fox University Director of the William Penn Honors Program, examines to what extent victimhood culture should be adopted by Christians.
Why Is Christian Citizenship a Paradox?
Émilie Tardivel-Schick on the political theology of Paul and the Early Fathers.
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.
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.
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.
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.
What Did Pope Francis Mean to Say with His Strange Abuse Crisis Letter?
Jonathan Heaps, theologian and recent convert to Catholicism, struggles to understand what Pope Francis is trying to say in his letter on the abuse crisis.
Modernity's Marginalization of Philosophy Makes the Practice of Everyday Life Unintelligible
Caleb Bernacchio, PhD candidate at IESE Business School, looks to Alasdair MacIntyre to ask existential questions about asking philosophical questions.
The Practice of Catholicism and Modern Identity
Justin Brophy, OP on the Cartesian mind/body split.
Are Our Children Seeing Jesus?
Brad Klingele on teaching children (and ourselves) to see Our Lord and Savior who is doubly-hidden in modern societies.
The Strange Myths of the New Evangelization
Mark Giszczak, Augustine Institute Associate Professor of Sacred Scripture, uses hard data to unmask the myth of Catholic decline in the United States.
The Importance of Geographic Stability for the Church
Gwendolen Adams, PhD (Catholic Studies, Maryvale Institute) draws on Alsadair MacIntyre and sociological data to argue for stability's evangelizing value.
Where Does the Ministry End and the Apostolate Begin?
Peter Andrastek, Senior Consultant for The Evangelical Catholic, clarifies how and why the ministry and the apostolate should work together instead of competing.Good Friday: Creation Always Exists in Darkness
Domenic Canonico, MTS student at the University of Notre Dame, contemplates the Trinity through William Congdon's depiction of Good Friday's sublime suffering.
Why Do Catholics Venerate the Arms and Tongues and Blood of Saints?
Carolyn Pirtle, Program Director of the ND Center for Liturgy & composer of liturgical music, probes the relationship between relics and sacrifice.
Death Clarifies What We Love
Gregory Floyd, who teaches in the Core Program at Seton Hall, considers a kind of theology that is not written in words, but written in lives.
This Is What You Get When Politics Invades Our Ecclesial Lives
Robert Christian, Editor of Millennial Journal and PhD candidate in politics at CUA, identifies how and why political sectarianism misses the common good.
Can Catholicism Still Draw from Ecumenism's Wells?
Kimberly Belcher, Notre Dame Assistant Professor of Theology, suggests how ecumenism can make Catholics both more Catholic and catholic.
Epiphany: It's Foolish to Pretend It's Easy to Remember the Poor
John Michael Hogue, ND theology major and Church Life Intern at the McGrath Institute for Church Life, on the Epiphany and the difficulty of gift-giving.
Am I the Mother of Christ?
John Cavadini tries to imagine what Isaac of Stella means by giving birth to Christ.
The Last Judgment Is the Reason for the Advent Season
Fr. Peter Nguyen reminds us Christmas celebrates the First Coming of Christ and Advent the Second Coming.
The Options for Identity-Discernment in a Secular Age
Robert Aaron Wessman, Roman Catholic priest and member of the Glenmary Home Missioners, takes an honest look at how to speak to Millennials, not at them.
Humor in the Bible
Charles Kestermeier, SJ, professor in Creighton University's English department, highlights the humorous passages in the Old and New Testaments.
Belief in the Communion of Saints Isn't Optional
Leonard J. DeLorenzo, director of Notre Dame Vision, lays out why there is no doubt the communio sanctorum is central to a fully orthodox Catholic faith.
Ancient Israel's Law of Defending the Weak
Anthony Pagliarini of Notre Dame's theology department argues the Law requires of Israel an extension of what God himself has done for her.
Beauty Already Has Saved the World
St. Paul concludes his letter to the Philippians with an exhortation: Finally, beloved, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is gracious, if there is any excellence and...Don’t Panic About Nones Who Stop Believing
Sooner or later—probably sooner rather than later these days—children stop believing in Santa Claus. My younger brother was an exception to this rule, although to be fair there were a lot more cultural supports for Santa Clau...
Friendship with God is the Basis for All Friendships
The imagery of friendship is present in the first half of John’s narrative, but it comes into sharpest focus in the second half of the Gospel, particularly during the Last Supper, when Jesus refers to his disciples as “friend...