The Well is an on-line publication presenting a collection of philosophical and theological papers written by Notre Dame Seminary students and faculty covering a wide range of material and ideas.  Its aim is to encourage academic excellence in research, writing, and creativity.

All papers are copyrighted by the individual authors and are not to be reproduced for commercial means.

Please visit the links below to view papers in the following categories:

• Church History

• Homiletics

• Moral Theology

  • "Abortion and the Public Square: The Political Responsibility of Catholic Voters and Catholic Politicians" by Ron Courtade

  • "People of the Sea, People of God" by Rommel P. Tolentino

  • "Bernard Haring: Moral Theology Beyond Extremes" by Cyril Crawford, OSB

• Pastoral Theology

• Philosophy

  • "Truth and Goodness in Immanuel Kant and St. Thomas Aquinas" by Stephen Hidalgo

• Sacred Scripture

• Spiritual Theology

• Systematic Theology

  or visit NDS's Faculty Page for faculty member's discussion on various topics or other faculty postings.