When the history of American higher education is written, scholars will surely remark on the phenomenal proliferation of Catholic universities since the middle of the 20th century. To some extent, these universities are still finding their way in relation to the church and the secular society in whi
Avery Dulles
Cardinal Avery Dulles, S.J., was the McGinley Professor of Religion and Society at Fordham University in New York City from 1988 until his death in 2008. He was the author of 27 books and over 800 articles and reviews.
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In Dialogue
When I discovered that Ladislas Orsy, S.J., had written such a lengthy response (10/21) to my article on the papacy for a global church (7/15), I wondered how I could reply with reasonable brevity. But when I read his piece, I came to realize that I had in effect answered him already, in the very ar
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The Papacy for a Global Church: The contemporary world situation demands a successor of Peter who, with divine assistance, can teach and direct the entire people of God.
The contemporary world situation demands a successor of Peter who, with divine assistance, can teach and direct the entire people of God.
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The Church and the Shoah: From April 4, 1998
On March 16, 1998, the Holy See’s Commission on Religious Relations with the Jews published “We Remember: A Reflection on the Shoah.” This document is only one of a long series of statements that have come from official Catholic sources. In 1990 the same commission issued the “Declaration of Prague,” in which it acknowledged that some traditional Catholic teaching and practice had contributed to the spread of anti-Semitism in Western society.
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The Council, Reform and Reunion: From March 31, 1962
A review of Hans Kung’s advance look at Vatican II by a prominent Jesuit