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Michael F. Hickman, PhD, completed his doctoral studies in Political Theory at the Catholic University of America in 2014. Prior to beginning doctoral work, he practiced law for five years in South Carolina and Washington, DC. Other degrees include a JD from Ave Maria School of Law, a Master of Politics from the University of Dallas, and a BS in Psychology from the College of Charleston. 

His scholarly interests currently focus on the nature of the political community and exploring how resources from Husserl’s phenomenology can be brought to bear on this question.

For the first time ever, the Pope - the visible sign of the unity of the Church - visited the ancient Christian community of Iraq.

The human person has been created in the image and likeness of God, possessing a normative nature and acutely aware that we have not yet reached our final form.

In the second chapter of "Letters to a Young Catholic," Weigel explores the grittiness and historicity of Christianity, focusing on the bones of St. Peter in the Vatican excavations ('Scavi').

Founded upon a rejection of the notion that there is a cosmic order to the universe, the movement for sexual liberation appeals to such an order in its calls for 'justice' and 'dignity.'

There are two basic modes by which the Church engages the wider society in its mission to build the Kingdom of God: an apostolic mode and a Christendom mode.

When nuanced distinctions arise around seemingly agreed-upon terms, how are we to proceed?

Santa María Tonantzintla, referred to by Aldous Huxley as the most unique church in the Christian world, conveys a sense of the Christian cosmic order through its rich ornamentation.

A redemptive view of history - centered on the Cross, buoyed by the Resurrection, and completely enveloped in the hand of a Provident God - sheds light on even the darkest news cycle.

The Veil of Veronica, on which the image of Christ's face was miraculously preserved, has played an important role in Holy Week traditions, responding to our desire to see the face of God.