Although most agree that the Land O’ Lakes statement has had a pervasive influence on Catholic higher education over the last 50 years, many have seen its influence as unconstructive or simply pernicious.
Theology
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Augustine gets a makeover in new translation. He hardly needed it.
Instead of the fusty old churchman we all know, Sarah Ruden’s Augustine is a dreamer, an artist, a poet.
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Father Stanley Rother knew “a shepherd cannot run from his flock.”
Before Father Rother died for his people, he had farmed with them, listened to them and spoken of God to them.
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We celebrate the Eucharist every week. Why do we need Corpus Christi?
On this feast, we concentrate upon the Eucharistic elements themselves: the bread and the wine, which become the very presence of Christ in our midst.
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The book Christians should read instead of ‘The Benedict Option’
In sharp contrast to Rod Dreher, Julian Carrón does not think Christians should disown contemporary society as a new “Dark Age.”
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Can theology cross the divide between church and state?
This week’s guest is Nichole M. Flores, an assistant professor of religious studies at the University of Virginia and contributing writer at America. She recently wrote an article for America titled “In Jefferson’s Shadow: Can Catholic theology thrive at a public university?,” which explored the challenge of teaching theology at a university founded by Thomas […]
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Reason does not reveal the Trinity. The Trinity reveals itself to us.
You can’t define the Trinity—but you are still meant to share it.
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Why does Pentecost come at the time of spring harvest?
The Spirit is the Lord of the Harvest. The Spirit brings it, brings us, to fruition.
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What the Feast of the Ascension teaches us about time
Community, sacrament and Scripture: by means of these three mysteries Christ and his church would defy time.
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How to keep the Holy Spirit from becoming a slogan
What is to keep any movement or ideology from claiming the authority of the Spirit?