Everyone who knows anything about Pope John Paul II’s “theology of the body” “knows” that it is about sex. Anyone who knows more than a little about the theology of the body understands that to say it is about sex is a bit like saying the book…
Who is Notre Dame’s MVP? I don’t mean the Most Valuable Player on the football team. I mean the Most Valuable Professor on the faculty. If there is any justice on earth, John Cavadini deserves that honor. At a time when many complain of poor…
The excommunications issued to the six bishops involved in the Society of St. Pius X’s consecrations are easy to defend. Pope Leo told the SSPX not to consecrate more bishops. They did it. He’s the supreme authority in the Church. They are not.…
Some might think it odd to speak of a “theology” of the Declaration of Independence. But we really can’t read it without one. The post The theology of the Declaration appeared first on The Catholic Thing. Source link
Every pope has his defining mission, a papal charism of sorts that characterizes and in time becomes a shorthand for his pontificate. Pope Leo XIV is the migrant’s pope. The post Leo’s theology of migration appeared first on The…
At the heart of the American Revolution is a simple principle, stated in many places. The Declaration of Independence states this principle as “all men are created equal.” The post Is there a theology of America? appeared…
In a recent New York Times guest essay, Catholic writer David Gibson praised Pope Leo for moving his church away from “pelvic theology.” It is a way of dismissing those concerned with all matters related to sex—from abortion to LGBTQ rights to…
Scripture can both explain, amplify and inform public policy, but it’s also been known, at times, to be either misapplied or misinterpreted to make a point or advance an agenda. The Reverend Mariah Tollgaard was invited to testify on Wednesday…
Scripture portrays the Incarnation as an act of war against Satan, sin, and death. God taking on flesh is at the center of the cosmic conflict between good and evil; a battle for a world never fully lost by God but recaptured in the life, death,…
Most people clearly understand free speech as an essential human virtue and fundamental American constitutional right. But far fewer appreciate its theological importance. That oversight can now be corrected, thanks to a new academic article…
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