Paul Thigpen, Theologian Who Explored ‘Wondrous’ Question of Extraterrestrial Life, Dies at 71
A convert to Catholicism, Thigpen wrote prolifically on saints, the Blessed Mother, and the possibility of intelligent alien life, among other topics.
Results from Tag: 'catholic theology'
Leading Mariologists Publish Scathing Critique of Vatican Note on Mary’s Titles
In a lengthy response, the International Marian Association Theological Commission highlights what it sees as significant errors and omissions in the Vatican’s controversial doctrinal note Mater Populi Fidelis.
Pope Leo XIV Urges Theologians to Defend Creation and Human Dignity in the Age of AI
Leo stressed the need for an anthropological vision rooted in human dignity.
A Rahnerian Surprise
‘Of what great importance is angers with pastors, bishops, possibly even the papacy, when one knows that in this Church … as nowhere else, in life and death, one can hold on to Jesus, the trusted witness of the eternal God?’
Pope Francis: Theology Can Be a ‘Guide On the Journey’ Through a Midlife Crisis
This year the Church celebrates the 750th death anniversaries of both St. Thomas Aquinas and St. Bonaventure.
Cardinal Müller Talks Theology in South Bend — and Criticizes the Synod
The former doctrine head and synod delegate criticized the Pope’s signature initiative just days before its final session starts on Oct. 2.
Notre Dame Theologian Wins Prestigious Ratzinger Prize
Cyril O’Regan is the first Irishman to receive the coveted award named for the late Pope Benedict XVI.
4 Pillars of the Pope’s Plan to Reform Theological Formation
COMMENTARY: The future of genuinely Catholic theology, at least in the short term, is in the seminaries.
Viewing Pope Francis’ Latest Document Through the Lens of the History of Modern Catholic Theology
COMMENTARY: It is hard not to read ‘Ad Theologiam Promovendam’ as a doubling down on the kind of theology that emerged at the Synod on Synodality.
‘He Was a Great Soul’: Remembering David L. Schindler
The Catholic scholar, who was the first editor of ‘Communio’ in the U.S. and a former dean of the Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Marriage and Family in Washington, influenced generations of Catholic thinkers.
