Articles by James V. Schall, S.J.

Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini, former archbishop of Milan, died this past week, God rest his soul, and an Italian newspaper published a final interview in which Martini said the Church is “200 years out-of-date.” One can speculate […]

“To say that ‘the nature of man is a relation with the infinite’ indicates that every person is created so that he can enter into a dialogue with God, with the Infinite.” — Pope Benedict […]

“Of course, the Gebirgsschüzen (Territorial Marksmen), whom I was only able to hear in the distance, deserve special thanks, because I am an honorary ‘Schütze,’ (marksman) even though I was once a mediocre Schütze.” — […]

Watching the Olympic Games on NBC has been more than frustrating. The actual events are cleverly isolated midst ad after ad, and chatter after chatter, on the screen. In frustration, I turned to a Spanish […]

“Why isn’t it sufficient for discipleship to know the teachings of Jesus, to know the Christian values? Why is it necessary to be baptized?” — Pope Benedict XVI, “Lectio Divina,” St. John Lateran, June 11, […]

I. The Vatican still celebrates the Feast of the Body of Christ on the day it is supposed to be held, namely the Thursday after Trinity Sunday, this year on June 7th. The Holy Father, […]

“Where men situate themselves in the place of God, they can only find themselves struggling one against the other. Where, on the other hand, they place themselves in the truth of the Lord, they open […]

“In every era, there have been persons who have dared this departure (from where they are) and to whom is revealed in a particularly clear manner the presence of God.” — Pope Benedict XVI,  To […]