The Story of a Scrupe: Confronting Scrupulosity
Reading Time: 13 minutes By Paul B. An Introduction to What Scrupulosity and Mortal Sin Are In ancient Rome, as part of their state religion, the Romans would offer lengthy sacrificial events, often lasting around three hours! If the people messed up even one small part of the ritual, they started the entire ceremony over again. An imperfect ceremony […]
Labor in the Garden: St. Teresa of Avila and John Milton
Reading Time: 6 minutes The following was a college essay written by Lizzie Self. It has been edited and approved by Zachary Maher. If you have a Theology essay that you would like published that received a grade of an A- or higher, please be sure to contact us. By Lizzie Self, University of Notre Dame St. Teresa of […]
Poland: Where Suffering Meets Hope
Reading Time: 9 minutes By Joshua Feibelman, Franciscan University “Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; for his mercy endures for ever!” (Ps 117: 1) “The cross means there is no shipwreck without hope; there is no dark without dawn; nor storm without haven.” – Pope St. JPII “Some day, we will know the value of suffering, […]
The Trinity: Water, Ice, and Gas
Reading Time: 2 minutes The following was a college essay written by Joseph Giessuebel. It has been edited and approved by GraceAnne Sullivan. If you have a Theology essay that you would like published that received a grade of an A- or higher, please be sure to contact us. By Joseph Giessuebel, Catholic University of America In De Trinitate, Augustine […]
The Genius of the Divine Office
Reading Time: 5 minutes By Nick Jones It goes by many names. You might hear Roman Catholics call it the Liturgy of the Hours, or the canonical hours, or the breviary. Each of these is an alternate name for what is called the Divine Office. For those familiar, no further explanation is necessary. For those of us a […]
Reflections from the Motherhouse Gardens: The Father’s Love
Reading Time: 4 minutes By Nicholas Praetzel As the title suggests I work as a groundskeeper for the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas. Those of you who garden know how serene working in God’s creation can be, and those of you who have heard nuns sing know how soothing of an experience it can be. As such, I […]
A Call to Love
Reading Time: 3 minutes By Valeria Barreto, Franciscan University In a world full of chaos, it can be hard to know what to do. This year has brought a lot of trials to the world and it has been easy to get overwhelmed by it all. Many times, I have had to stop and think through that inner voice […]
Personality, Healthy Mindedness and Religion
Reading Time: 5 minutes By Maria Flores In his book, The Idea of the Holy, Rudolph Otto attempts to explain the nature of God. He holds that the human person is capable of comprehending the Divine only to a certain extent because of the rational nature that the two beings share. This rational component (as opposed to mere subjective […]
