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Articles by Nicholas J. Healy, Jr.

About Nicholas J. Healy, Jr.

Nicholas J. Healy, Jr. is Associate Professor of Philosophy and Culture at the Pontifical John Paul II Institute in Washingon, D.C. Since 2002 he has served as an editor of the North American edition of Communio: International Catholic Review. He is a founding member of the Academy of Catholic Theology.

The Sacramental Nature of Authority and the Limits of Synodality

September 29, 2024 Nicholas J. Healy, Jr. 80

St. Ignatius of Loyola’s first rule for thinking with the Church is: “We must put aside all judgment of our own, and keep the mind ever ready and prompt to obey in all things, the […]

Detail from 'Crucifixion' (c.1315) by Giotto di Bondone [WikiArt.org]

Vatican II and the universality of Christ’s saving mission

November 3, 2022 Nicholas J. Healy, Jr. 1

The distinguishing feature of the doctrine and the pastoral program of the Second Vatican Council is Trinitarian Christocentrism. The Council’s teaching on the nature of Sacred Liturgy, on the mystery of the Church, on the […]