A God Passionately Interested in Human Beings
Cyril O'Regan explains why Benedict XVI's Deus Caritas Est is one of the greatest encyclicals ever written.
Articles
I Used to Be a Creationist
I have a confession to make: I used to be a creationist. This probably sounds absurd, especially coming from a student at a university which prides itself on its commitment to faith and reason—a university which was even home to on...
The Hospitality of Adoption
"I hope that you'll have one of your own one day." Anyone who has adopted a child has heard this statement more than once. As an adopting parent of two children, I've learned to grit my teeth and smile, offering this gentle retort, "Wel...
MacIntyre on What's Sinking Catholic Education
Artur Rosman, Managing Editor of Church Life Journal, builds upon Alasdair MacIntyre's economic critique of Catholic higher education.
Welcoming the Child: Foundations of the Hospitable Imagination
Claire Fyrqvist argues that the meaning of hospitality inherent to pregnancy should color both our politics and our Catholic imagination more broadly.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...
Letting the Imagination Out to Play
Last weekend, I was in Philadelphia for the Society for Catholic Liturgy. This “multidisciplinary association of Catholic scholars” seeks to promote the “scholarly study and practical renewal of the Church’s litur...School as Personalist Community
Education is power. I’ve heard this many times, and I don’t disagree. However, our educational system is in crisis. Our diocesan schools are in crisis, and the solutions coming from the top don’t really seem to be helpi...
St. Francis of Assisi: Icon of the Hospitable Imagination
Jessica Keating argues, following St. Francis, that putting on Christ in baptism does not mean putting on only that part of Christ I agree with.
The Perfect Family Is an Idol
Anna Keating, author of The Catholic Catalogue, discusses why the American idea of family, the nuclear family, is way too small.
One Story at a Time
Different stories are here at Notre Dame. It’s time to find them.Church Life is the Heart of the Catholic Imagination
Church life must once again become the heart of the Catholic imagination, but the onus of avoiding beauty’s revenge is not entirely upon the artists.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...
The Catholic Imagination is Ecclesial (Or It's Not Really Catholic)
In two previous articles, Artur Rosman, the Editor-in-Chief of Church Life, has advanced a proposal for what constitutes the Catholic imagination. According to Rosman, the Catholic imagination is often employed in departments…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...