John Garvey

Intellect and Virtue

John Garvey is the president of The Catholic University of America.

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Remembering holy ground

By John Garvey We Roman Catholics are accustomed to thinking that the early church moved its headquarters from Jerusalem to Rome like a frog hopping from one lily pad to […]

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The election and the faithful

By John Garvey The media, and we who listen to them, were surprised at the election results. I have a feeling it’s not the last surprise we are in for. […]

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The trolley problem and the presidential election

By John Garvey There is a thought experiment in moral philosophy, made famous by Philippa Foot, called the trolley problem. Imagine you are the driver of a runaway trolley that […]