Discovering joy in the truth of Catholic thought & art.

The American Academy of Catholic Scholars & Artists gathers the most respected thinkers, writers, scientists, and artists of the American Church to address the questions facing our nation, our Faith, and the Church at large.

Founded in 2020 at Ave Maria University, the Academy awards memberships, fellowships, and visiting scholarships to those whose life and work reflect the breadth and depth of the Catholic tradition—and it cultivates the next generation of scholars and artists called to civil and ecclesial leadership.

The Academy’s members include philosophers, theologians, legal scholars, scientists, poets, composers, and filmmakers—forty distinguished Catholics whose life and work bear witness to the richness of the tradition.