Scripture and sacred tradition do not tell us too much about Joseph. Yet, all we need to know is that the heart of his life beats between Mary and Jesus, how he found his truest self between our Lady and her God. St. Joseph and the Baby … [Read more...]
“Humanae Vitae” and Sacred Scripture: A Missed Opportunity
July 20, 2013 by Rev. Ray E. Atwood
While prophetic in many ways, the most controversial encyclical of the twentieth century might have been better received had a stronger biblical argument been made in its favor. This July 2013 we commemorate the 45th anniversary of Pope … [Read more...]
Existence as Persons In and Through Others
July 6, 2013 by Fr. John Navone, SJ
The human family is the relational image of the relational Trinity, in which each divine person is distinct from the other while eternally one with the other in communion, community, and communication. We are aware of ourselves as … [Read more...]
“Read Your Thomas”: The Advice We Should Heed
July 4, 2013 by Brian Jones
Aquinas was the model philosopher for Ralph McInerny, and following the likes of 20th century Thomists such as Maritain, Gilson, Fabro, and DeKonick, he wanted the world (and the Church) to see the necessity of this man and his … [Read more...]
Jesus and Marriage? A Theological Response
June 20, 2013 by R. Jared Staudt, PhD
The celibacy of Jesus, and the Christian response to it, is ultimately a question of love, an intimate relation that is hard to grasp for modern man looking in from the outside. Early papyrus fragment of "wife of Jesus;" Jesus Christ Pa … [Read more...]
The New Evangelization: The Holiness of the Church
April 22, 2013 by Michael Hull
The New Evangelization is our cooperation with the outpouring of the Holy Spirit in the 21st century ... an evangelization foreshadowed by Vatican II, according to Popes John XXIII and Paul VI ... an evangelization whose importance became m … [Read more...]
Remembering Who We Are: Recovering from Cultural Amnesia.
March 4, 2013 by Wanda Skowronska, PhD
The western loss of the larger and smaller narratives which depicted the horizons of life, is a loss of memory on a grand scale, a sign of some deep disorder for those who see it. Roman Emperor Caesar Augustus, Western Civilization … [Read more...]
What Evangelicals Can Learn From Catholics
February 6, 2013 by Joseph Pavicic
The biggest thing that Evangelicals can learn from Catholics is how to worship ... liturgy, when celebrated reverently, can also give worshipers a connection to the sacred that is just not available through the type of worship service ... … [Read more...]
Revisiting Humanae Vitae
January 25, 2013 by Rob Agnelli
What has been summarized as his most profound theological contribution, Theology of the Body, John Paul II labeled the entire work a “rereading of Humanae Vitae.” Two days after the publication of Humanae Vitae, Pope Paul VI remarked dur … [Read more...]
Beauty: A Necessity, Not a Luxury
January 15, 2013 by Fr. Charles Klamut
Just when I am about to succumb to the sadness and living death of nihilism, some piercing ray of beauty breaks open my heart, and the breath of possibility returns. I recently visited the Botanical Garden in St Louis. Amid the sights … [Read more...]
Husbands and Fathers in the Image of Christ: Facilitating God’s Will for Our Wives and Children
January 10, 2013 by Dr. E. Christian Brugger
What does it mean for a man to love his wife and children as Christ loved (and loves) his Church? Obviously, a lot rides on the word “as”—loving as Christ loves. ... It means according to the same standard with which Christ loves. Pope … [Read more...]
John Paul II’s “Triptych” of the Human Person
January 8, 2013 by Charles Dern
This article focuses on the first part of Pope John Paul II's Theology of the Body which broadens the vision of humanity from not just this life (historical man), but to what God intended for man before the Fall (original man), as well as w … [Read more...]
Questions Answered
November 27, 2012 by Fr. Brian Mullady, OP
What is the New Evangelization? What to do when a chalice of consecrated wine spills before communion? What is the New Evangelization? Question: I have heard much about the New Evangelization to which Pope John Paul II so … [Read more...]
What does it mean to be “pastoral”?
November 26, 2012 by Fr. Kenneth Baker, SJ
The term “pastoral” comes from the Latin, pastor, meaning “shepherd,” and thus refers to the work and concern of the shepherd for his sheep. In the current ecclesiastical jargon, what is the meaning of the word “pastoral”? The term wa … [Read more...]
Philosophy and the Immortality of the Human Soul: A Tool for the New Evangelization
November 20, 2012 by Book Reviews
Problem: There is a need today for the argument for the immortality of the human soul based on reason alone for both believers and non-believers. The first pages of Scripture allude to the nature of the human soul when the inspired … [Read more...]
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