Renewing the Intellectual Optics of Catholicism

When the Church Reads the Signs of the Times James Kalb   What’s the connection between time and eternity? Twitter and scripture? How can we use human language to speak of divine things? It’s complicated, so it’s not surprising we sometimes get it wrong. Gaudium et Spes, a document of the Second Vatican Council, says the Church should read the signs of the times, so that “in […] Read More Renewing the Intellectual Optics of Catholicism Gavin F. Hurley   The liberal arts curriculum formally grew as theological education in the early Middle Ages; however, this heritage seems to have been largely forgotten. Over the years, I’ve found that professors at English and Composition conferences often tilt their heads at me when I mention theology. Sometimes they deflect the conversation toward more comfortable topics of […] Read More