The claim that vocation is a principle of natural law might sound strange. When we think about natural law, we …
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What Is the Pilgrim Church?: A Deep Dive into Lumen Gentium (Part 5)
For when Christ shall appear and the glorious resurrection of the dead will take place, the glory of God will …
Mysterium Paschale: Ancient Origins and Present Use of the Phrase
It is truly right and just, our duty and our salvation, always and everywhere to give you thanks, Lord, holy …
Common Goods, Jacques Maritain, and Modernity (Part 3)
Reasons, Justifications, and Rights Example One [continuation of the argument here]: Someone asks why I uphold the right of every …
Should We Burn Hegel?
Here I would like to recycle a question raised regarding Hegel by the Italian feminist Carla Lonzi (1931-1982), whose radical …
Solidarity Without Enemies: Józef Tischner and the Conversation of Human Labor
On 19 October 1980, a large congregation of Polish trade unionists gathered in the chapel of the Wawel Castle in …
What Is the Universal Call to Holiness in the Church?: A Deep Dive into Lumen Gentium (Part 4)
Personal Preface: I began to read the documents of Vatican II when I was a sophomore in college. They were …
Declinism Is Easy: Art, Beauty, and the Need to Make it New
In her seminal book, On Beauty and Being Just, Elaine Scarry notes that the encounter between Odysseus and Nausicaa in …
Poetry as Gift: Eucharistic Miracle
Art, like all good things, is given. Even as we hone our crafts, we are hoping at best to be …
What to Look For in Pope Leo XIV’s First Social Encyclical
Significant portions of the Catholic world eagerly await the first encyclical from Pope Leo XIV. How will Leo define his …