Regis Martin

Regis Martin is Professor of Theology and Faculty Associate with the Veritas Center for Ethics in Public Life at the Franciscan University of Steubenville. He earned a licentiate and a doctorate in sacred theology from the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas in Rome. Martin is the author of a number of books, including Still Point: Loss, Longing, and Our Search for God (2012) and The Beggar's Banquet (Emmaus Road). His most recent book, published by Sophia Institute Press, is March to Martyrdom: Seven Letters on Sanctity from St. Ignatius of Antioch.

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What Children Do

Christ’s admonition to become like little children is not an invitation for the adults in the room to set about infantilizing themselves, but to open their eyes as the children do.

From Sinner to Saint

Like Mr. Chesterton, it would never have occurred to St. Augustine to assign blame for the world’s problems to anyone other than himself.

Does God Hope?

If prayer is the language of hope, the very ground and grammar of holy desire, and if the Our Father represents the greatest possible expression of that hope, why would Christ need to give voice to it himself?

Between Luther and Pelagius

When it comes to our role in salvation, St. Augustine sits squarely between the heretical extremes of Luther and Pelagius.

Rooted in Christ

Above all, St. Augustine wished to remain faithful to the grace of an encounter that had upended his life.

The Left Will Not Go Quietly

Even with a clean sweep of the White House, including both Houses of Congress and a Supreme Court firmly committed to the rule of law, will a Trump victory make any real difference in the end if the Democrats refuse to go along with the results? 

Remembering the Dead

It remains one of the enduring consolations of my life that, joined as I am to Christ’s Body, the Church, I may at any time interact with the dead, with those cherished and faithful souls who have gone home before me to God.

The Dangers of a Trump Victory

The Left will be utterly unhinged if Trump wins the election, which could lead to a decidedly unpeaceful transfer of power.

St. Augustine’s Destiny

The first half of Augustine’s life was spent amid the remnants of a Greek and Roman world; the latter half was spent in the company of provincial Africans, to whom he would unravel the mysteries of a shared faith.

Solipsism and the Synod

The Synod on Synodality largely consists of men and women unable to look beyond their own noses but able to look down their noses at everyone else.

The Enduring City of God

Why did St. Augustine write “The City of God”? Why should it continue to compel our attention today?

The Lessons of Louvain

Pope Francis was invited by the University of Louvain to celebrate its 600th anniversary, and a gaggle of feminist idealogues swarm all over him to demand an immediate “paradigm change” on all issues relating to women.

We Are All Exiles Now

If crisis bespeaks judgment, then we are no less under the judgment of God than our forerunners the Jews, who first breached the covenant with God.

The Impact of St. Augustine

The sheer impact of St. Augustine upon the life of the Church, of the emerging medieval world he had a hand in shaping, has never been equaled. 

The Issue That Will Not Go Away

Kamala Harris, for all the word salads she throws together on issues like the border, crime, and inflation, is perfectly clear on the issue of abortion.

Transcending the World

St. Augustine, for all that he’s immersed in a disintegrating world, has at the same time quite succeeded in transcending it—thanks to the grace of a conversion that will literally lift him above circumstance.

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