Two Cheers for Postmodernism Postmodernism, for me, is a shorthand reference to a constellation of philosophical sources and sensibilities emanating …
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Servant of God Columba O’Neill: The Holy Cobbler of Notre Dame
Notre Dame’s first three open causes for canonization were a trio of headline-making priests (two of whom were eventually made …
Humanae Vitae and the Brave New World
What will our future look like? For in discussing the topic of human sexuality, we are, bottom line, discussing the …
The Incoherencies of Hard Universalism
Some theologians and historians dispute today whether the belief that everyone will be saved (“universalism”) was condemned by the Second …
The Implementation of Sacrosanctum Concilium: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
While making clear that the doctrinal integrity of the liturgy is to be maintained, the Council purposely and enthusiastically initiated …
The Abandoned: Toward a Christocentric Phenomenology of Prayer
But when you pray, go to your inner room, close the door, and pray to your Father in secret. And …
Early Christian Communion in the Hand
As a scholar of the early Church, I was surprised to learn that the practice of communion in the hand …
The Conclusion of Karl Rahner’s Dissertation on the Origin of the Church from the Side Wound of the Crucified Christ
We have reached the end of the summary overview of the survival of the idea whose biblical justification was the …
Residential Schools and the Difficult Journey Toward Healing
Pope Francis has made his pilgrimage of penance to Canada, which marks a pivotal moment in the Catholic Church and …
Newman and the Affliction of Interiority
A red thread in Newman’s work across its entire span is the affirmation of a real concrete interiority that is …