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9/11 Revisited

September 11, 2023 James V. Schall, S.J. 23

Editor’s note: This essay by the late Fr. James V. Schall was published originally in slightly different form at Ignatius Insight on September 8, 2006, to mark the fifth anniversary of the September 11, 2001 […]

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What Is “The Nativity”?

December 23, 2022 James V. Schall, S.J. 0

“What is?” questions are of particular significance. When we see or hear of something before us or of something happening, we want to know what it is. We are not satisfied until we find out. […]

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The “Mind” of Christ

July 9, 2022 James V. Schall, S.J. 0

Editor’s note: This “Sojourns With Schall” column was originally posted a decade ago, on July 11, 2012.  ——————– “The hymn to Christ, or, more commonly, the ‘Christological hymn’ (Philippians 2:4-9) is a hymn in which […]

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Dialogue Is Never Enough

April 24, 2022 James V. Schall, S.J. 5

Editor’s note: This essay by the late Fr. Schall, was first published on October 25, 2005, at Ignatius Insight. “But Barnabas took him (Paul), and brought him to the apostles, and declared to them how […]

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On the Disappointed Catholic

February 12, 2022 James V. Schall, S.J. 41

To be disappointed about something means it did not live up to expectations, to some standard. A football or basketball team may not live up to its pre-season hopes. Disappointment implies that something which could […]