Can Christianity Stop at Good Friday?
Christopher Iacovetti, graduate student in the University of Chicago Divinity School, evaluates Simone Weil's battle against compensatory theologies.
Articles
The Notre-Dame Cathedral Fire Isn't a Sign
Timothy O’Malley, ND Center for Liturgy Director, reads the Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral fire theologically, rather than purely culturally.
Remedies for American Catholic Polarization
Robert G. Christian III, Editor of Millennial Journal, proposes remedies for the recent exponential growth in Catholic polarization.
Out of Our Mortal Depths
Anne Horcher, ND English major and intern for the ND Center for Liturgy, interprets Christina Rossetti's "De Profundis" for Passiontide.
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 Newest War on Women
Abigail Favale, Director of the William Penn Honors Program at George Fox, explores the hatred for the feminine in the current cultural moment.
Reading the Writing in the Dirt
Roberto De La Noval, ND PhD candidate in Theology, reads Jesus's writing in the sand back into the Old Testament.
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.
Baudelaire, Maistre, and Original Sin
Françoise Meltzer, Chair of the U. of Chicago Comparative Literature Department, looks at the influence of Maistre's philosophy upon Baudelaire's poetry.
A Closer Look at Medieval Lent's Toughness
Chase Padusniak, PhD candidate in Princeton's English Department, takes a theological look at medieval lenten and carnival practices.
Neo-Colonialism and Reproductive Health
Obianuju Ekeocha, biomedical scientist and president of Culture of Life Africa, exposes the colonizing intent of Western aid to Africa.
Faith and the Expanding Universe of Georges Lemaître
Jonathan Lunine, Cornell University David C. Duncan Professor in the Physical Sciences, puts the achievement of Fr. Georges Lemaître in a global context.
Lent Intensifies
Carolyn Pirtle, Program Director of the ND Center for Liturgy, notes how melody, harmony, and rhythm help us encounter Christ anew.
Ross Douthat’s Expanding Seamless Garment
Charles Camosy, Fordham University Associate Professor of Christian Ethics, observes the expansion of the NYT columnist's pro-life horizons.
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.
The Gospels Manifest a Poetic Christ
Columcille Dever and Matthew Vale, ND PhD candidates in Systematic Theology, read the poetic bedrock of Fr. Venard's reading of the Gospels and Aquinas.
Brideshead Revisited During Lent
Patrick Tomassi, teacher at Trinity Academy and blogger at Pop-Culture Pelican, takes a Lent journey through Evelyn Waugh's classic.
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.
God Doesn't Break Bad in the Old Testament
Gary A. Anderson, ND Hesburgh Professor of Theology, puts disturbing Divine behavior in proper biblical perspective.
The Festival Fast of the Annunciation
Tamely, frail body, abstain today; today My soul eats twice, Christ hither and away. She sees him man, so like God made in this, That of them both a circle emblem is, Whose first and last concur; this doubtful day Of feast or fast, Chris...
