Catholic University of America Archives

Hope is not selfish, it seeks the good of the whole community
- Interviews
- September 4, 2017
To see what this hope looks like, examine the beatitudes of Christ’s Sermon on the Mount. They depict the exemplary form of the hopeful life: One in which we pursue the future kingdom in a life of justice and mercy. Though the hopeful should avoid secular “worldliness,” they should be invested in society.
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Garvey: Francis fosters new look at Church authority and higher education
- Interviews
- July 10, 2017
John Garvey, President of the Catholic University of America, wants to take a new look at the famed “Land O’Lakes Statement” from 50 years ago, which amounted to a declaration of independence for Catholic universities from ecclesiastical control. He says that’s easier to do under Pope Francis, because his teaching is so interesting and relevant that universities more readily understand why it should be part of their conversations.
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A decade of championing Church teaching on economics, immigration, and poverty
- Church in the US
- May 31, 2017
Just as Americans are divided culturally and politically, they’re divided in the pews, as well. For 12 years, Steve Schneck and the Institute for Policy Research and Catholic Studies has worked to bring people together from across the political spectrum to speak about the social teaching of the Church.
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Stamp honoring President Kennedy offers reminder of his enduring legacy

The new stamp features a 1960 photograph by Ted Spiegel taken during the first week of John F. Kennedy’s historic presidential campaign, just before the candidate gave a speech when he said, “I have called the challenge of the future the new frontier…”

At his funeral friends praise faith and humanity of Michael Novak

The noted writer and thinker Michael Novak, who died on Feb. 17, saw his Catholic faith as “the ultimate framework of who he was, his personality and his life” according to his daughter Jana at his funeral. Novak was remembered by friends and family during his funeral in Washington D.C.

Why Michael Novak was a true American gentleman

Commentary

February 19, 2017

Giving of himself to others was Michael Novak’s great gift. And this great, genuinely Catholic mind, who died Saturday at the age of 83, will continue giving to us through his more than 50 books. Our best tribute to him is to carry on his work, to imitate his spirit.