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Frederick Christian Bauerschmidt

Frederick Christian Bauerschmidt is a guest writer. He is professor of theology at Loyola University Maryland and a deacon of the Archdiocese of Baltimore. He is the author of several books, including The Love That Is God, which won the 2023 Michael Ramsey Prize for Theological Writing.

Pope Francis and the Power of the Symbolic

Pope Francis masterfully used symbolism to capture the imagination, and often his lack of clarity conveyed a unfiltered authenticity. But such a leadership style had drawbacks.

A Short History of Thomism

Editor's Note: 2024 marks the 800th anniversary of the birth of Thomas Aquinas.  This essay begins a special series marking the occasion. I had a philosophy...