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Articles by Dr. R. Jared Staudt

About Dr. R. Jared Staudt

R. Jared Staudt PhD, serves as Director of Content for Exodus 90 and as an instructor for the lay division of St. John Vianney Seminary. He is author of Words Made Flesh: The Sacramental Mission of Catholic Education (CUA Press, 2024), How the Eucharist Can Save Civilization (TAN), Restoring Humanity: Essays on the Evangelization of Culture (Divine Providence Press) and The Beer Option (Angelico Press), as well as editor of Renewing Catholic Schools: How to Regain a Catholic Vision in a Secular Age (Catholic Education Press). He and his wife Anne have six children and he is a Benedictine oblate.

Islam, Violence, and the Nature of God

September 11, 2017 Dr. R. Jared Staudt 0

Where and why Catholics agree—and disagree—with Muslims […]

Martin Luther: True reformer or defender of erroneous conscience?

June 25, 2017 Dr. R. Jared Staudt 6

Two trials, two appeals to conscience. Trial 1: I cannot and will not recant anything, for to go against conscience is neither right nor safe. Here I stand, I can do no other, so help me God. […]

“Amoris Laetitia” and Vatican II’s Project of Inculturation

May 26, 2016 Dr. R. Jared Staudt 0

Pope St. John XXIII opened the Second Vatican Council amid great optimism. Pope John called for aggiornamento and an opening of the windows of the Church, but we know that the 1960s were not a time of […]

When Machines Are Wiser than their Programmers

July 21, 2015 Dr. R. Jared Staudt 0

Sci-fi is now reality. The rapid growth of artificial intelligence truly baffles the mind, though not the imagination. Long envisioned in fiction, the creation of “intelligent” computers has arrived and not just for research purposes. […]

Humanizing War and the Dangers of Drone Warfare

May 25, 2015 Dr. R. Jared Staudt 0

“War is hell.” (William Tecumseh Sherman) “NO TO WAR! War is not always inevitable. It is always a defeat for humanity.” (St. John Paul II, January 13, 2003) Though war is one of the greatest […]

Pope Francis hears confessions during a Lenten penance service in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican March 13. During the service the pope announced an extraordinary jubilee

The Measure of Mercy: Francis and the Extraordinary Jubilee Year

April 6, 2015 Dr. R. Jared Staudt 0

“See, now is the acceptable time; see, now is the day of salvation!We are putting no obstacle in anyone’s way, so that no fault may be found with our ministry” (2 Cor 6:2-3). “This is […]

St. Gregory of Narek: Was the New Doctor of the Church a Catholic?

February 26, 2015 Dr. R. Jared Staudt 5

On February 21, Pope Francis announced his decision to make St. Gregory of Narek (950-1003) a Doctor of the Church. Once again, Pope Francis has caught us off guard and now many people are scrambling […]

Brew Evangelization: The Ongoing Renaissance of Monastic Beer

January 25, 2015 Dr. R. Jared Staudt 1

What is it about monks and beer? The two just go together. And as craft beer continues to rise in popularity in the United States, the ones responsible for creating western brewing practices are reclaiming […]

The Anniversary of Hiroshima: John Paul II and Fulton Sheen on the Bomb and Conversion

August 6, 2014 Dr. R. Jared Staudt 2

Today is the anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. This is not simply an historical anniversary, but a continuing call to conversion. The reflections of St. John Paul II and Ven. […]