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September 2026

September 20, 2026

Can Catholic Apologetics Survive a Postmodern World?

Defending the Faith in a Post-Truth World Has apologetics become yet another casualty of the...

July 2026

July 12, 2026

The Abode of the Damned. A History Of Hell

The existence of Hell as a fiery home of the devil where the souls of...

January 2026

January 04, 2026

The Anonymous Christian

The history of theology in the Catholic Church is somewhat like a massive mosaic intended...

December 2025

December 28, 2025

The Problem With A God Who Does Not Suffer

One need not expend much time or energy to find it. We seem to inhabit...

November 2025

November 16, 2025

The Trouble With Mary

It should come as no surprise that the Catholic Church’s two-thousand-year history has seen many...

November 02, 2025

Henri de Lubac: From Surnaturel to Vatican Two

The pivotal role of Henri de Lubac in shaping the Second Vatican Council, particularly through...

September 2025

September 14, 2025

The Problem Of A Good God

It is a common question: Why do bad things happen to good people? The presence...

August 2025

August 24, 2025

The Theology of Pope Leo XIV

Pope Leo XIV is a pope of firsts. He is the first American to be...

June 2025

June 01, 2025

The Evolution Of Papal Authority

In light of the election of a new Pope, I thought it timely to examine...

May 2025

May 11, 2025

Reconciling the Old and New Testaments: One Bible, One God

Reconciling The Biblical Canons To read the Bible correctly requires a certain amount of nuance....

May 04, 2025

What Is God’s Kingdom?

Most Catholics are very familiar with the phrase Kingdom of God. Indeed, I think that...

December 2024

December 08, 2024

Pope Francis And A Discourse On Deconstructionism

Recently, Pope Francis issued a letter ostensibly addressing seminarians preparing for the priesthood. The letter...

November 2024

November 10, 2024

The Evolution of Seasons and Feasts in Catholic Tradition

Catholicism is its own universe, and to be Catholic is to become - among other...

September 2024

September 08, 2024

The Intersection of Tradition and Change in Catholicism

“He who marries the spirit of the times will soon find himself a widower.” —...

September 01, 2024

This Is How The World Ends

In his famous poem, T.S. Eliot posits that the world ends not with a bang...

July 2024

July 07, 2024

A Beginner’s Guide to Classical Apologetics

As Catholics, we should "be ready to give an explanation to anyone who asks you...

June 2024

June 30, 2024

Was The Crucifixion an Act of Child Abuse?

Imagine a father sending his son to a far-off place, knowing that the son would...

June 16, 2024

Right, Wrong, and Evil

Arguably, the most difficult challenge facing philosophy, theology, and religion is the problem of evil....

May 2024

May 12, 2024

The Two Faces Of Sin

As Catholics, we hear the word sin almost as frequently as we hear our own...

March 2024

March 17, 2024

On The Transcendence And Immanence Of God

God is immanent, and God is transcendent. That is, God is everywhere, and God is...

March 03, 2024

The Four Fathers

Plato once observed that beginnings are the most critical aspect of any endeavor. This principle...

January 2024

January 07, 2024

The Abandonment Of God

Did God abandon Jesus on the Cross? For those who profess that Jesus is God,...

December 2023

December 03, 2023

Does God Suffer?

From its earliest formulations, Catholic theology has attributed the traits of immutability and impassibility to...

November 2023

November 19, 2023

The Dilemma Of Temptation

I do not think it an understatement to argue that temptation is a necessary (though...

October 2023

October 22, 2023

Why Was Jesus Baptized?

It has been said that humor is the coming together of two incongruous things. In...

October 15, 2023

Religious Orders Within Catholicism

Within the Catholic Church, there are some two-thousand-five hundred religious orders. The existence of these...

October 08, 2023

Be At Peace

"In His will, our peace." - Dante Alighieri. Perhaps one of life's most paradoxical aspects...

September 2023

September 17, 2023

The Seeds Of The Church

“The blood of martyrs is the seed of the Church,” Tertullian famously remarked. Tertullian recognized...

September 03, 2023

Are Human Beings Good?

"The world is a fine place and worth fighting for." - Ernest Hemmingway. Are people...

August 2023

August 27, 2023

Do We Really Want God?

In his prologue to metaphysics, Aristotle wrote that all men, by nature, seek to know....