Crises of human dignity in our age tend to focus on those patent assaults against the human person, including abortion, …
Depth Mariology: An Advent Pilgrimage to the Marian Grottoes of the Midwest
Dear Notre Dame, A professor from the evangelical Wheaton College lecturing Notre Dame about the Virgin Mary could be compared …
Catholic Migrant Identity After Augustine, Bonaventure, and Ratzinger
A decade ago, I made a move from Australia to the United States and served for a year as a …
The Collapsing of the Two Books in Newton’s Theological Investigations
Collapsing the “Two Books” Newton’s theological investigations, marked by his pursuit of textual “simplicity” and his anti-Trinitarian convictions, revealed a …
Hey, Unto You, Too!: Christmas Pageants and the Gift of Women’s Ministry
You don’t need to rearrange your life around it,” a friend recently texted me about the Christmas pageant at our …
Virtue in Virtual Spaces: Catholic Social Teaching as an Alternative
The civilized man has built a coach, but has lost the use of his feet. He is supported on crutches, …
Catholic Theology: Where Do We Go From Here?
The details of their analyses vary, but a number of commentators have recently come to the same conclusion: Catholic theology …
Learning to Love Someone Besides Yourself: A Reading of Augustine’s Confessions
Augustine’s Confessions lends itself to a rich variety of readings and understandings. There is a lot that can be said about …
The Fool and Hans Urs von Balthasar
A Story About Ambiguity It was a mistake, says Hans Urs von Balthasar, to think of saints as heroes. Those …
Blessed Carlo Acutis and the Many Miracles of the Eucharist
The temptation to normalize sanctity comes from a good place. Relatable saints can be imitated. We have a desire to …