Fr. James V. Schall, S.J.

08/14/2022

On Essays and Letters“Your total ignorance of that which you profess to teach merits the death penalty. I doubt whether you would know that St. Cassian of Imola was stabbed to death by his students…

05/29/2022

When the Word made flesh returns to the Father, He does not leave His humanity aside as if it were an evil or nuisance. He "rises again." He ascends as true God and true man, but one person.

05/16/2022

Valid sources of truth and action are found both in the family and in what transcends the State, even what goes on within it.

05/10/2022

But if diversity becomes the criterion within a Catholic university—something that is thought to be mandated by the culture or by reception of government monies—then one cannot hire or use academic criteria for the definition of what the university is.

Something missing?It is scandalous that most Catholic universities have been silent about attacks on religious freedom February 10, 2012 James V. Schall, S.J. General 0 Print It is generally conceded that the Catholic Church is under considerable legal coercion to change its doctrine and practices t...

05/02/2022

Years after the collapse of the Berlin Wall, the most remarkable thing about it today is that it is largely forgotten.

04/24/2022

The Resurrection always has about it the drama of a second chance, one that is rooted in mercy, in a love that forgives, provided only that we choose to be forgiven.

An invitation and a choice.

04/23/2022

God our Savior made a plan for raising us from our fall and restoring us to friendship with Himself. This is what Easter is about.

04/22/2022

Christ knew that He would rise, never to die again.

Resurrexit Sicut Dixit The Easter Antiphon, Regina Coeli, states that Christ “has risen, as He said.” This phrase is remarkable. It is one thing, however astounding, to maintain that Christ arose from the dead. But it is another thing to add that Christ rose just as “He said” He would. Lazar...

04/21/2022

Easter is a defiant feast.

04/19/2022

The question—“What is Easter?—is a worthy one.

But What Exactly is Easter?“Christ, the Son of God, rose from the dead.” In that brief sentence, if we look carefully enough, we can discover the whole order of being and our place within it. April 16, 2017 James V. Schall, S.J. Sojourns with Schall 1 Print Detail from "Resurrection" ("Воск....

04/18/2022

Looking back on the event of the Resurrection, Peter sees that it was anticipated all along.

Fr. James V. Schall on the revelations of Easter Monday: the Law has given place to the Word.