John W. O'Malley

Jesuit Fr. John W. O'Malley, a church historian and former professor at Georgetown University, died Sept. 11 at the age of 95 at the Colombiere Jesuit Community in Baltimore. (CNS/Tyler Orsburn)

Jesuit Fr. John O'Malley: In gratitude to a historian who always asked, 'So what?'

Appreciation: Apart from his achievements in many areas of historical scholarship, Jesuit Fr. John O'Malley embraced the importance of studying history itself. His question, one of his favorite phrases, was, "So what?"

Jesuit Fr. John W. O'Malley, author of "The Education of a Historian: A Strange and Wonderful Story" (CNS/Tyler Orsburn)
Book Reviews

Jesuit John O'Malley's memoir tells his 'strange and wonderful story'

By Massimo Faggioli
From left: Council of Trent (Wikimedia Commons/Burkhard Muecke); First Vatican Council (Wikimedia Commons/GO69); Second Vatican Council (CNS/L'Osservatore Romano)
Book Reviews

O'Malley finds new insight putting three church councils side by side

By Frederick J. Parrella

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