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Gregory Hillis is executive director of the Aquinas Center of Theology at Emory University in Atlanta, Ga. He is the author of 'Man of Dialogue: Thomas Merton's Catholic Vision,' published by Liturgical Press.
FaithFaith in Focus
Gregory Hillis
Our theology of relics tells us something beautiful and profound not only about God but about what we believe about materiality itself.
FaithFaith in Focus
Gregory Hillis
"If we come to understand that God suffers alongside us as one who truly knows what it means to suffer, our anger morphs into love and our suffering mysteriously becomes a means of transformation."
Arts & CultureBooks
Gregory Hillis
'The Seven Storey Mountain,' a book whose 75th anniversary is celebrated this month, is widely considered a spiritual classic, and it continues to find new readers every year.
Arts & CultureBooks
Gregory Hillis
George Weigel’s new book, 'To Sanctify the World: The Vital Legacy of Vatican II,' is a defense of the council against those who think it created a rupture with tradition (for better or for worse).
a priest's hand reaches into a gold container of chrism oil for confirmation
FaithFaith in Focus
Gregory Hillis
To receive already baptized Christians into the church at the vigil may be well-intentioned, but liturgically speaking, it is akin to suggesting that the candidates were not actually Christians before being received into the church.
FaithShort Take
Gregory Hillis
Live baseball is more sublime and spiritually satisfying than any other sporting event—even when your team loses.
Trappist Father Thomas Merton, one of the most influential Catholic authors of the 20th century, is pictured in an undated photo.
FaithFaith and Reason
Gregory Hillis
Faced with anxieties we have not experienced since the Cold War, perhaps it is time to return to Thomas Merton’s writings on nuclear weapons and the Christian responsibility to advocate for peace in a nuclear age.
FaithShort Take
Gregory Hillis
Thich Nhat Hanh, who died on Jan. 21, had a profound influence on Thomas Merton, who said, “I have far more in common with Nhat Hanh than I have with many Americans, and I do not hesitate to say it.”
FaithShort Take
Gregory Hillis
Do the new restrictions on the celebration of the pre-Vatican II Latin Mass increase our unity? Or do they sacrifice unity for uniformity?
Arts & CultureBooks
Gregory Hillis
There is much within Sohrab Ahmari's new book that can and should speak to all Catholics, traditionalist or otherwise. More troubling from a Catholic perspective are Ahmari’s chapters on politics and on sex.