What's at Stake in the Debates Swirling Around Eucharistic Coherence?
Timothy O'Malley on the meaning of Eucharistic coherence in the life of the Church.
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Reappropriating the Mystery and Meaning of Salvation in Christ
Robert Imbelli on the sacramental breakdown of the buffered self.
The Difference Between Liturgical Naïveté and a Eucharistic Culture of Affiliation
Timothy O'Malley on the liturgy as an antidote to disaffiliation.
The Ingredients for Making a Good Confession
Paul Griffiths and regret and avowals.
The Eucharistic Short-Circuiting of Cancel Culture
Timothy O'Malley on turning things down several notches.
The Case of the Great Pandemic Liturgical Flip-Flop
Thomas Humphries on the awkward vigor of the Christian life.
The Best Guide for Understanding the Trinity
Gilles Emery on Trinitarian theology as a spiritual exercise.
The Cure for Fearful Rites
Benjamin Parks on the Feast of the Epiphany and the pandemic panics.
Living Liturgically
Brandon McGinley on ineluctability of serving somebody.
Who Is the Priest We Want?
John Cavadini on the priestly vocation of being set apart for one's parish.
The Bible Isn't Primarily a History Book
Joseph Gordon on what reading the Bible really aims for.
Maximus the Confessor's Summation of Early Patristic Thought
Jean-Paul Juge on the Feast of St. Maximus Confessor.
The Materialistic Civilization That Now Prevails in the West Has Consequences
Cardinal Robert Sarah on the consequences of the dictatorship of noise.
Fear as a Lack of Faith?
Alex Fogleman on celebrating Easter and life in the midst of death.
Fátima and Perseverance in Trials
Margarita Mooney on what hope means in the midst of unbearable trauma.
A Guide Through the Poetic Theology of the Triduum
Timothy O'Malley unpacks the liturgical poetics of the Triduum.
Peter the Spy: Imitatio Christi Versus Imitatio Mundi
Terence Sweeney on St. Peter's courage and denials.
A Short History and Theology of Spiritual Communion
Fr. Bernhard Blankenhorn, OP on spiritual communion during a pandemic.
What If We're Waiting for Jonah?
Leonard DeLorenzo on an empire whose ways had run afoul of the Lord.
The Church's Response Is Saying ‘No’ to Death's Dominion
Timothy O'Malley on how the Church's COVID-19 response is building a culture of life.
The Origins of Quarantine in Lent
John Panteleimon Manoussakis on the Quarantine, Venice, and a sui generis Lent.
Giving Up Descartes for Lent
Joshua McManaway argues that Lent is for lovers.
Think Medieval Lent Was Tough?
Chase Padusniak takes a realistic look at medieval Lenten and Carnival practices.
God Is Friendship
Nathaniel Peters celebrates Aelred of Rievaulx's unique contribution to Christian theology.
Advent's Binding of Isaac
Kristen Drahos explains Advent's sacrifice of money and riches.
You Gotta Confront Who You Are!
Travis Lacy, ND PhD Candidate in Systematic Theology, confronts the unsettling reality of monastic prayer.
A Priest for James Carroll
Joshua J. Whitfield, theologian and Pastoral Administrator, describes what the abuse scandal looks like from the inside.
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.
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 Sociology of a Superb Sermon
Christian Smith, ND William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Sociology, covers three basic things that can go a long way in improving sermons.