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John J. Conley, S.J., is a Jesuit of the Maryland Province and a regular columnist for America. He is the current Francis J. Knott Chair of Philosophy and Theology at Loyola University, Maryland.
Philosopher's Notebook
John J. Conley, S.J.
Political homilies need not be limited to ethical issues.
Philosopher's Notebook
John J. Conley, S.J.
Francis appeals to the visual sense for understanding authentic love.
Philosopher's Notebook
John J. Conley, S.J.
This is not a Muslim or a Christian or a Jewish or a pagan Greek problem.
FaithPhilosopher's Notebook
John J. Conley, S.J.
As we drape the church in purple, we sharpen the will.
Philosopher's Notebook
John J. Conley, S.J.
The annual convention of the American Philosophical Association could rarely be described as a festive affair. Thousands of anxious philosophy professors descend on a hotel to give papers on obscure topics as graduate students grimly run the gantlet of hiring committees in a windowless ballroom tryi
Philosopher's Notebook
John J. Conley, S.J.
Practitioners have become apologists for their beloved but apparently irrelevant fields.
Philosopher's Notebook
John J. Conley, S.J.
With dramatic flair, the church in November urges us to pray for the dead as nature undergoes its annual decline.
Philosopher's Notebook
John J. Conley, S.J.
This expanded intervention of the state weakens personal freedom.
Philosopher's Notebook
John J. Conley, S.J.
The euthanasia juggernaut has become a campaign to eliminate the disabled.
Philosopher's Notebook
John J. Conley, S.J.
Pope Francis' outlook sharply diverges from that promoted by many prominent environmentalists.