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A polarized world is often an uncomfortable world - but it's also a world in which the Christian mission is clear. And that’s no small gift.

The Netherlands' approval of assisted suicide for a healthy woman due to mental suffering has reignited euthanasia debates, highlighting a shift from traditional Christian values to modern autonomy and freedom.

The utopian visions of the modern West can never quite deliver: they fail to map onto a true anthropological vision of a fallen and limited humanity.

The kingdom Jesus has founded is a real kingdom, a visible polity, a social organization – but it will not be founded on or extend itself by worldly means.

Andrew Swafford, STD, is a professor of theology at Benedictine College.

After completing his undergraduate studies at Benedictine College, Dr. Swafford earned a licentiate in sacred theology (STL) and doctorate in sacred theology (STD) from the University of St. Mary on the Lake in Mundelein, Illinois. He additional received an MA in Old Testament and Semitic Languages from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Bannockburn, Illinois.

Many people are actively seeking a connection with something greater than themselves. What a gift it would be for them to encounter the promise of eternal life given by Christ.

Legacies on earth are powerful and important. Yet what is more important are the realities that last beyond the memories of this lifetime.

Christianity is booming in Africa, with growth and endurance in the face of persecution. Perhaps the West's slowness to recognize this reality points to a moral wound.

Excommunication may seem like a mean-spirited thing to do. So why does the Church continue to do it?

For the Christian, virtue and vice have less to do with self-actualization than the opportunity to use the fullness of our humanity to participate in the fullness of divine life.