John Cavadini

Nov 27, 2024 | churchlifejournal.nd.edu | Terence Sweeney |John Cavadini

Augustine’s Confessions lends itself to a rich variety of readings and understandings. There is a lot that can be said about it, a sensus plenum of meanings. I want to propose one way to read the text that sheds light on what Augustine is learning over the course of his conversions and what he is teaching us. In the narrative arc of the book, Augustine depicts his failures to love someone besides himself and how he learned to love someone besides himself.

Sep 20, 2024 | churchlifejournal.nd.edu | John Cavadini

For the Son of Man came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many (Mark 10:45). As this saying of Jesus makes clear, service belongs to the most fundamental vocabulary of the Christian faith. It provides the basis for Jesus’ articulation of his own identity and vocation as Son of Man.

Apr 25, 2024 | churchlifejournal.nd.edu | John Cavadini

The “Catholic Intellectual Tradition” is a concept often invoked to help characterize the warrant for a conversation staged between the sciences and the humanities, where the latter include philosophy and, of course, theology—even if theology is not strictly speaking a discipline of the humanities but a sacred science, a “sacra doctrina,” as Thomas Aquinas would say.

Mar 15, 2024 | churchlifejournal.nd.edu | John Cavadini

To anticipate the formal expression of gratitude at the conclusion of this essay, I want to say at the outset that I have written this as a response to the invitation tendered by the Synthesis Report of the First Session of the XVI Ordinary Synod of Bishops to offer “theological deepening” of many of the ideas presented therein. This is, essentially, a brief essay in ecclesiology, hopefully relevant to several of the themes presented in the Synthesis Report.

Dec 29, 2023 | wau.org | John Cavadini

A Tumultuous Journey By: John Cavadini We all share a universal desire to know the truth. In the fourth century AD, St. Augustine searched for the truth by exploring various philosophical theories. But all his efforts left him feeling empty—that is, until he encountered Jesus Christ. Finally, he had found the truth. And that truth set him free. Text Size Comment () Print Email Share Facebook Twitter Pinterest Baptism Deferred.