The first academic article I ever published was in 2007 about two medieval British theologians Robert Grosseteste and John Duns Scotus titled ldquo Light and Love Robert Grosseteste and John Duns Scotus on the How and Why of Creation rdquo although the first popular article I ever published h

In a world of smart boards & teaching apps, the Socratic method might be the most innovative approach around.

In Bangui before the violence between the city rsquo s Muslim and Christian communities reached a crescendo in recent weeks life was hardly easy in the first place Unemployment and poverty are sky high in this capital of the Central African Republic a land-locked nation with a modest tourism trad

Yesterday nbsp I wrote about nbsp the connection between education and Emmaus noting that in failing to recognize Jesus the disciples were failing to recognize not just the person of Jesus but by extension truth itself This has direct implications for educators and education It is not enough t

On the Ignatian Educator, Matt Emerson asks: what kept the first disciples, and what keeps us, from recognizing the resurrected Jesus right in front of them?

In the first entry in the Bible Junkies Online Commentary on Galatians I discussed introductory matters concerning the founding of the churches to the Galatians the situation when Paul wrote to them when the letter might have been written and the type of letters which Paul wrote based on the com

Joseph J Dunn quot Noble Vocations A Defense of Business Education in Catholic Schools rdquo tempts a response I was one of those Catholics who expressed anxiety about the much-discussed Koch Brothers gift to Catholic University of America When Mr Dunn and the leaders of Catholic University

Literary editor Raymond A. Schroth, S.J., asks: Is it time to place a temporary moratorium on “making” saints?

Today our nation and workers around the world mark Workers’ Memorial Day, pausing to remember those who have died on the job.

Canonizing two recent popes in the presence of his immediate predecessor, Pope Francis praised the new Sts. John XXIII and John Paul II as men of courage and mercy, who responded to challenges of their time by modernizing the Catholic Church in fidelity to its ancient traditions."They were prie

Members of the official U S government delegation to the canonizations of Sts John XXIII and John Paul II spoke of the honor and their good fortune in being chosen by President Barack Obama to attend the April 27 event quot I 39 m tickled to be here quot said Rep Xavier Becerra D-Calif cha

Thanks for reading Un Conventional Wisdom during its first eight months And if you have discovered it more recently please check out our archives I am taking a couple of months off from the blog to concentrate on some long-form projects and take care of personal matters such as finding a new

Good news is emerging from Milwaukee As reported by the the Journal Sentinel A Catholic work-study high school aligned with a nationwide network of schools will open in the fall of 2015 in a south side Milwaukee suburb the Midwest Jesuits nbsp of the Wisconsin and Chicago-Detroit Provinces and th

The news emerging from the Central African Republic remains deeply troubling. As the predominately Christian “anti-balaka” militias continue to harass Muslim communities around the country, there are signs that Seleka rebels, who are mostly Muslim, are attempting to regroup in the north.

Francis asks Brazilian bishop for concrete suggestions to deal with priest shortage.

American Bible Society's survey reveals “people of the book are not people of this book.”

The man who served as Blessed John Paul II's spokesman and media adviser told reporters that the late pope did not initially understand the gravity of the clerical sexual abuse crisis, but once he did he immediately took strong steps to deal with it.Joaquin Navarro-Valls, who served as papal spo

When Pope Francis canonizes Popes John XXIII and John Paul II on Sunday April 27 Catholics across the spectrum will have reason to cheer Liberals credit John with opening the church to the modern world in the 1960s and conservatives hail John Paul as reasserting orthodoxy after too many innovati

Boston College announced today that Secretary of State John Kerry will deliver the address at the school 39 s 138th commencement exercises According to the student-run newspaper The Heights Kerry a 1976 graduate of Boston College Law School will also receive an honorary doctor of laws degree

It is a poignant coincidence that Popes John XXIII and John Paul II will be canonized as Catholic saints on the eve of Yom Hashoah the international day of Holocaust remembrance observed in Israel and by Jews around the world These two popes rsquo personal narratives are inseparable from the Holoc