Archive for May 2026

Sitting in a classroom and going to chapel in the middle of the week is not seminary but a Bible study, says president Bryan Hollon. If we are theologically forming future priests, then seminary must cultivate a “participation” in Christ. Seminary, in other words, must be sacramental. Matthew Barrett shares how his entire experience teaching…

Suffering, so it would seem, appears contrary to our ascent to God, as if a barrier to the Beatific Vision. However, in scripture God ordains suffering as the path by which we will reach full maturity and one day see God. In his Credo conference message, J. Todd Billings shares his own story, his fight…

Jesus says, “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.” In this Credo Conference message, Matthew Barrett builds up to Jesus’ words by first asking why God must be simple for the beatific vision to be the source of our happiness in God. He also explains why our natural powers are insufficient…