Robin Ryan, C.P. | Catholics on Call

Robin Ryan is a Passionist priest and theologian who serves as Associate Professor of Systematic Theology at Catholic Theological Union. He received his Ph.D. in systematic theology from The Catholic University of America. He is the author of numerous articles and recordings on theological and spiritual topics. He edited and contributed to the book Catholics on Call: Discerning a Life of Service in the Church (Liturgical Press, 2010). He is the author of God and the Mystery of Human Suffering: A Theological Conversation Across the Ages (Paulist Press, 2011). He is the author of the forthcoming book Jesus and Salvation (Liturgical Press). He is also a contributor to and English-language editor of the forthcoming Diccionario de la Pasión (Madrid, San Pablo) and the founding director of Catholics on Call.

Contributions from Robin Ryan, C.P.

Becoming A Person of Prayer: Part I

Responding to God’s call in our lives requires that each of us become a person of prayer. Reading those words may initially give us the willies. It may sound as if we need to flee to the desert or to a monastic cell and live in solitude, completely removed from the everyday “stuff” of our lives. But that is not really the case. We become a person of prayer where we are now, not in some ideal “spiritual location” we may imagine in our daydreams.

by Robin Ryan, C.P.

September 6, 2013

Spirituality and College Students

Recently, the Higher Education Research Institute at UCLA reported a summary of initial findings of a study entitled "A National Study of College Students' Search for Meaning and Purpose." For more detailed information see http://www.spirituality.ucla.edu/ (this article summarizes their findings). This ongoing study will track the attitudes and beliefs of college students as they progress from their freshman to their junior year of college. Funded by the John Templeton Foundation, it was undertaken in part out of a concern that colleges have been devoting much more attention to the "exterior" aspects of students’ lives than to the "interior" dimensions of their lives.

by Robin Ryan, C.P.

August 27, 2007

Generational Touchstones

Generation Who? Confused about all these X’s, Y’s, and Z’s? Ever wonder what they mean, or if there’s really any difference between children of the ‘80s and ‘90s? Here’s a thumbnail sketch of Generation X vs. Generation Y:

by Robin Ryan, C.P.

November 28, 2007

Ekklesia, Part I - Ekklesiology and Christology

This is the first article in an eight-part series on the nature and mission of the Church in the world today. As Roman Catholics, we believe that being a disciple of Jesus means living out our commitment through active involvement in the community called Church. In this series—entitled Ekklesia, the Greek word for Church—we are exploring the origins and characteristics of this community, as well as some of the challenges that the Church faces in the contemporary world.

by Robin Ryan, C.P.

June 28, 2012

Ekklesia, Part II - The Church in the New Testament

This is the second article in an eight-part series on the nature and mission of the Church in the world today. As Roman Catholics, we believe that being a disciple of Jesus means living out our commitment through active involvement in the community called Church. In this series—entitled Ekklesia, the Greek word for Church—we are exploring the origins and characteristics of this community, as well as some of the challenges that the Church faces in the contemporary world.

by Robin Ryan, C.P.

July 27, 2012

Ekklesia, Part II Continued

The word “church” (ekklesia in Greek) is used with different nuances of meaning in the New Testament. Surprisingly, this word is found only in two verses amongst all four of the Gospels, and both of these are in Matthew (Mt. 16:18; 18:17). It is present quite often in the letters of Paul.

by Robin Ryan, C.P.

July 27, 2012

Ekklesia, Part III - Highlights Through the Ages

Ekklesia, Part III

This is the third article in an eight-part series on the nature and mission of the Church in the world today. As Roman Catholics, we believe that being a disciple of Jesus means living out our commitment through active involvement in the community called Church. In this series, we are exploring the origins and characteristics of the Christian community, as well as some of the challenges that the Church faces in the contemporary world.

by Robin Ryan, C.P.

September 7, 2012

Ekklesia, Part IV - The Second Vatican Council I

Ekklesia, Part IV

This is the fourth article in an eight-part series on the nature and mission of the Church in the world today. As Roman Catholics, we believe that being a disciple of Jesus means living out our commitment through active involvement in the community called Church. In this series, we are exploring the origins and characteristics of the Christian community, as well as some of the challenges that the Church faces in the contemporary world.The Second Vatican Council

by Robin Ryan, C.P.

September 27, 2012

Ekklesia, Part IV Continued

This important theme of the priesthood of all the faithful is further developed in the fifth chapter of the Constitution, which expounds the call to holiness. The Constitution tells us that “all Christians in any state or walk of life are called to that fullness of Christian life and to the perfection of love, and by this holiness a more human manner of life is fostered in society” (n. 40).

by Robin Ryan, C.P.

September 27, 2012

Ekklesia, Part V - The Second Vatican Council II

This is the fifth article in an eight-part series on the nature and mission of the Church in the world today. As Roman Catholics, we believe that being a disciple of Jesus means living out our commitment through active involvement in the community called Church. In this series, we are exploring the origins and characteristics of the Christian community, as well as some of the challenges that the Church faces in the contemporary world.

by Robin Ryan, C.P.

October 25, 2012

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