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December 2014

December 11, 2014

Stephen Herreid’s God: A Holiday Thank You Note

Two weeks ago I drove our family Volvo forty miles vaguely aware something was wrong...

November 2014

November 07, 2014

Enter Another Dimension: All Souls and All Saints in Poland

I've been going through some old writings in preparation for a conference I'll participate in...

November 04, 2014

Blessed Are the Freeloaders: On the Face of the Poor

When I started writing my latest series of posts I knew I was sticking my...

October 2014

October 29, 2014

The Church’s Geopolitical Chess Strategy

Today I conclude my interview on the Church and Hong Kong with Dr. Justin Tse...

October 17, 2014

Disproportionate Influence: Catholicism and the #HongKongProtests

This is the second installment of my interview with Dr. Justin Tse. It concentrates upon...

October 16, 2014

Synod14: It’s Déjà vu All Over Again!

The Synod reporting has been nothing short of apocalyptic. And I do love it in...

October 08, 2014

Synod14: The Church Needs to Replace the Family

When grandiose Church events such as the Synod on the Family roll around I look...

September 2014

September 16, 2014

Woody Allen Considers Conversion

Allen’s latest film Magic in the Moonlight has not received the credit it deserves. At first glance...

September 09, 2014

The Fourteen Foreskins of Christ and Mary’s Hymen

One of my readers asked the following legitimate question in response to Nudus Nudum Christum Sequi:...

September 08, 2014

What Do We Talk About When We Talk About Art and Revelation?

Will Beauty Save the World? The slogan “Beauty will save the world” is increasingly invoked...

September 04, 2014

Nudus Nudum Christum Sequi: On Christ’s Genitalia

Ever since graduation my mornings have followed the routine of studying actively-engaged anthropology. tears, poop,...

August 2014

August 27, 2014

Our Second Scientific Revolution. What Can Theology Expect?

The intersection of religion, the imagination, and science is a constant preoccupation of mine. I...

August 12, 2014

Really, Big, Big, Big News: Walesa and Patheos!

Alright folks, it certainly does seem like this will be one of the last...

August 07, 2014

How Husserl Changed Catholic Attitudes Toward Judaism

One of the guiding threads of Gubser's book on the Central European origins of phenomneology...

August 05, 2014

The Central European and Social Heart of Phenomenology

Contemporary philosophical movements are not known for connecting on a practical level with Catholics. Catholics...

July 2014

July 25, 2014

Conversation with Patrick Deneen About Catholic NeoCons

I've gone done an interview with Patrick Deneen of the political science department at Notre...

July 12, 2014

Papal World Cup Final 2014: Argentina is on God’s Side #QED

Above are the Catholic numbers for this 2014 World Cup Final. What can we learn...

April 2014

April 29, 2014

The Consequences of Real-Existing Capitalism for Fertility

This is an extension of the line of argument I began in "No More Throne...

April 28, 2014

No More Throne and Altar: St. JP2 on Inequality is the Root of Social Evil

Pope Francis caused a storm of controversy with the tweet, "Inequality is the root of social...

April 22, 2014

Charles Taylor: The State of Religion in a Secular Age (Firth Lectures)

If you've missed the discussions surrounding Charles Taylor's A Secular Age, then you've been living...

April 20, 2014

Resurrection Sunday: Whoever Believes That Should Not Behave as We Do

“Christ is risen.” Whoever believes thatShould not behave as we do,Who have lost the up,...

April 16, 2014

What Do We Make of a Disturbingly Radical Papacy?

There are papacies and there are radical papacies. Nobody notices the really radical papacies, because...

March 2014

March 27, 2014

Liturgy, Fanny Howe, and the Horrors of Reality

I'd like to enlist the poet Fanny Howe in the service of defending Eagleton's characterization...

February 2014

February 27, 2014

Understanding the Mechanics of the Incarnation? Larry Chapp Interview

Today brings you an excerpt from an interview I recently conducted with theologian Larry Chapp....

February 26, 2014

Quick Catholic Ch-Ch-Ch Changes: Pope Francis Does a Phil Jenkins

It seems that the changes in the Catholic Church under Pope Francis are proving Philip...

February 07, 2014

Catholic and Evangelical Sex Scandals Are Structurally Different

Have you heard anything about the abrupt break between Bob Jones University and sex abuse investigators they hired...

December 2013

December 06, 2013

Von Balthasar: Into the Dark Advent with God

Something that happened a few days ago warmed my worried heart a bit. The University...

December 04, 2013

A Discomfiting Advent and the Comforts of Atheism

Consolation used to have a pivotal place in philosophy. This was not only the case...

December 03, 2013

Praying to a French God: Phenomenology as Catholic Philosophy

This is a continuation of yesterday's post on Catholicism and contemporary French philosophy. If you're...

December 01, 2013

Alfred Delp: The People of Advent

Peter Nguyen is translating the work of Alfred Delp on his blog. The following is...