When a Pope Writes and the Church Rebels
Richard Yoder reflects upon a not uncommon scenario.
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Is Democracy Moral?
Zbigniew Stawrowski argues that modern democracy is moral but unethical.
This Is Your Mind on Scriptures
Gabriel Reynolds, Francesca Murphy, Mun'im Sirry, and Tzvi Novick on the importance of minding scripture(s).
The Last Knight of Scholastic Philosophy
Catherine Sims Kuiper, Collegiate Professor of Liberal Arts at Hillsdale College, praises the Baroque excesses of Suarez.
Newman: Saint and Modern Doctor of the Church?
Erich Przywara, one of the most influential 20th c. theologians, argues that Cardinal Newman should not only be declared a saint, but a Doctor of the Church.
Przywara's Case for Newman as Saint and Doctor of the Church
Christopher M. Wojtulewicz, free research associate at KU Leuven, introduces a long lost and previously untranslated texts by Erich Przywara on Cardinal Newman.
Are Jansenists Among Us?
Shaun Blanchard, Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University Theology Assitant Professor, denies the existence of contemporary Jansenists.
The Demon of Melancholy
Romano Guardini, Catholic priest, professor, and author, digs up the roots of depression.
Clarifying the Virtues and Limits of Nationalism
Randall B. Smith, Scanlan Endowed Professor of Moral Theology at UST Houston, explores how the Catholic Church can understand its role among the nations.
We're Not Mystics
Chase Padusniak, PhD candidate in Princeton's English Department, deepens Rahner’s line on mysticism.
The Full Measure of Justice in Abuse Crisis Cases
Edward Condon, canon lawyer and DC CNA bureau chief, explains the proper procedures for dealing with sex abuse allegations.
JP2's Labor on Marx
Angela Franks, Professor of Theology at St. John's Seminary in Boston, demonstrates how the pope critiqued and developed Marx's theory of labor.
Atheism's Lessons for Theists
Terence Sweeney, Villanova doctoral candidate in Philosophy, shows how atheism can resposition belief.
Curiosity's Lure from Dante to Moby Dick
Brendan Case, Research Associate in Baylor's Institute for Studies of Religion, traces the changes in how we evaluate curiosity.
The Interminable Conversation Versus Annihilationism
Bruce McCuskey, a Jesuit novice of the Maryland Province, puts Joseph Ratzinger in critical dialogue with Paul Griffiths.
The Sources of Early Christian Communism
Roman Montero, independent scholar, discusses the scriptural sources of Early Christian economic practices.
All Human Conflict Is Ultimately Theological
Adrian Vermeule, Harvard Law School Ralph S. Tyler Professor of Constitutional Law, unpacks the liturgy of sacramental liberalism.
Jean-Louis Chrétien's Wounded Word
Timothy Troutner, ND PhD Candidate in systematic theology, celebrates the life and work of Jean-Louis Chrétien.
Looking Awry at Resurrection Bodies
D.B. Hart, theologian and New Testament translator, responds to critiques of his essay on resurrection bodies.
Golden Beauty Lies Sometimes
Anne Carpenter, Assistant Professor of Theology at St. Mary’s College, critiques the Baroque Catholic imagination through the history of race.
The Incarnation Doesn't End with the Resurrection
James Ware, University of Evansville Professor of Religion, takes up David Bentley Hart's thesis about matter, spirit, and the resurrection.
Economics After Luther
John Milbank, President of the Centre of Theology & Philosophy, reconsiders the role Luther played in the emergence of unfettered capitalism.
The Severity of Universal Salvation
Taylor Ross, Duke PhD student of Early Christianity, scrutinizes the severe logic of universal salvation as taught by some of the Fathers.
The Unsettling Qualities of Christ's Ascension
Andrew Kuiper, writer and editor, returns Christ's Ascension to its rightful place at the center of theology and proclamation.
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.
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.
Aquinas in Ecstasy
Cyril O'Regan, ND Huisking Chair of Theology, encapsulates a recent ecstatic ressourcement of Aquinas's theology.
A Medieval Quasi-Defense of the New Moralism
Chase Padusniak, Princeton English PhD candidate, shows moralism's importance to the medievals and how it might be reasonably applied today.
Both Sides of the Culture War Are Partially Wrong About Islam
Daniel Philpott, Professor of Political Science at the University of Notre Dame, aims for an accurate picture of religious freedom in the Muslim world.
Clearer Catholic Thinking About Islam
Gabriel Said Reynolds, ND Professor of Islamic Studies and Theology, takes a look at Islam from a Catholic perspective ahead of Ramadan.
