THE JOURNEY INTO GOD: SEEING AS FOLLOWING

Reading Time: 13 minutes By Jessica Lincoln, Benedictine College Union with God is something that every soul desires, but this union is not what it is often thought to be. Those who are united with God are those who truly follow Him. Man seeks God by following Him, and he never stops doing so. Furthermore, while the soul’s final […]

The Soul’s Song to God

Reading Time: 11 minutes The following was a college essay written by Cecilia Garvey. It has been edited and approved by Ariel Hobbs. 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 Cecilia Garvey, Christendom College The call of God can […]

A Sign of Contradiction

Reading Time: 2 minutes The following was a college essay written by Katherine Stoeckl. It has been edited and approved by Mary Boneno. 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 Katherine Stoeckl, Texas A&M According to the Letter to […]

A Glimpse at Priestly Formation

Reading Time: 4 minutes By Fred Williams, Franciscan University As a man in priestly formation, I am constantly asked about what formation is, or entails. It has been brought to my attention that there is quite a large number of lay faithful who do not have any knowledge of what priestly formation is like. In this article, I would […]

Civil Disobedience and Justice: Socrates and Martin Luther King Jr.

Reading Time: 6 minutes The following was a college essay written by Joseph Giessuebel. It has been edited and approved by our anonymous editor, Noein. 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 Socrates […]

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 […]

Nourishing the Body for Life and Preparing the Soul for Death

Reading Time: 11 minutes The following was a college essay written by Miriam Trujillo. It has been edited and approved by Ariel Hobbs. 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 Miriam Trujillo, Catholic University of America 2020’s headline-monopolizing epidemic […]

A Brief Description of the Soul and the Spiritual Life from Saint Teresa of Avila

Reading Time: 6 minutes By Nick Dinunzio, Mount St. Mary’s I spend a lot of time wondering how people live without any conception of the spiritual life. This is not in an effort of pride, but an effort of pure wonder due to my myopic viewpoint. I understand life in a way that includes both the physical and spiritual, […]

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 […]