For Pope Benedict, Music is Inspired By An Encounter with the Divine
Sadly, so many Christians have been deprived of beautiful sacred music
James V. Schall, S.J.
James V. Schall, S.J., who served as a professor at Georgetown University for thirty-five years, is one of the most prolific Catholic writers in America. His most recent books are The Mind That Is Catholic and The Modern Age.
Latest articles by James V. Schall, S.J.
The Madness of Intellectuals
Our culture is gripped by a willful misunderstanding of human nature
Selling Our Souls to Trade In Ova, Sperm and Fetal Parts
When everyone is a commodity, there is no value placed on an individual life
An Invitation to Happiness
Will you accept or reject it?
Why Do We Want So Much to Deny the Resurrection?
The hidden fear that betrays our greatest hope
Pope Francis’s Love of Grandparents
The Holy Father has a big role in mind for the elderly
The Wonder of the Birth of Our Lord
Reflections on the Nativity
Economics—When the Truth Really Matters
Not all theories cause wealth. Not all theories alleviate poverty.
On Being Roman Catholic: The Great Intellectual Adventure of Our Time
Why Catholic? As writer Walker Percy said, "What else is there?"
The Subjective Church
Contemporary thought is striking in its reluctance to judge anything in terms of right and wrong.
3 Things that Make Catholicism Distinct from All Other Religions
What is it about Catholicism? Universality, to start...
A Chilling Warning to the West from the Archeparch of Mosul
“Our sufferings are the prelude of those you, Europeans and Western Christians, will also suffer in the near future."
Understanding Golgotha
A review of "The Gospel Accounts of the Death of Jesus."
On Poverty
Erroneous ideas on how to help the poor are a major cause of the problem.
G.K. Chesterton’s Most Terrible Thing
What the Prince of Paradox said was worse than sin.
Pope Francis and the Media, Round 1: Who Won?
If the media substitute the “spirit” of Pope Francis for what he actually says, they have won by default.
On the Resurrection of the Damned
There will be judgement for everyone some day.
The “Word Became Man Among Men”
In Christ, God was literally "fleshed out" for us - and that fact changes everything.
Our Culture’s Common Hatred of the Good
A small error, when left to fester, can eventually lead to great evil