The End of an Era
He reminded me that our greatest accomplishments are the friendships we have forged in our embattled years.
Tag: philosophy
My Friend the Carmelite
She fell in love and made a choice.
I Got a Tattoo
A philosophy professor once told me the truly adult decisions are the ones we make in the face of anContinue Reading
Video: Gay and Catholic
In October, I gave a talk at the University of Notre Dame on being gay and Catholic. You can watch theContinue Reading
Curriculum Problems are Faculty Problems
In the midst of discussions over curricular developments at Notre Dame, I am mindful of a remark made by OttoContinue Reading
Friendship: The Foundation of Reason
“I will always consider the possibility that I might be wrong.”
On Empty Classrooms
The following column was published in The Observer on Thursday, September 18, 2014. Willis Konick retired in 2007 as one of theContinue Reading
Book Recommendations for Undergrads Considering Law School
Coming to law school has made me particularly glad that I decided to major in philosophy. In many ways, I’veContinue Reading
Newman, and the development of Catholic teaching on abortion and homosexuality
“… and old principles reappear under new forms. It [a great idea] changes with them in order to remain the same. In a higher world it is otherwise, but here below to live is to change, and to be perfect is to have changed often.” So goes the argument of Blessed John Henry Newman’s Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine. Like any great idea, doctrine must change in order to remain the same. Only dead doctrine cannot change, for “a power of development is a proof of life.”
A Letter to the Philosophy Department at Notre Dame
I recently completed my exit survey as a philosophy major at Notre Dame. With it, I included the following thoughtsContinue Reading
