This morning, we received this announcement from the New York Province of the Society of Jesus:

“This is to inform you that Avery Cardinal Dulles died this morning at about 6:30 at Murray-Weigel Hall.  Funeral arrangements will be announced shortly. May he rest in peace.”  [Murray-Weigel Hall is the Jesuit infirmary, located at Fordham University, in Bronx, New York.]

Cardinal Dulles, the first American Jesuit ever to be named a cardinal, was widely considered to be the dean of American Catholic theologians.  An archive of articles by, and an interview with Cardinal Dulles, a longtime and beloved contributor to America magazine, for the past 40 years is here. 

We mourn the loss of a great man, a learned scholar, a compassionate priest, a model Jesuit, and a dear friend of the editors here. 

James Martin, SJ

The Rev. James Martin, S.J., is a Jesuit priest, author, editor at large at America and founder of Outreach.