Marc LiVecche is the McDonald Distinguished Scholar of Ethics, War, and Public Life at Providence. He is also a non-resident research fellow at the US Naval War College, in the College of Leadership and Ethics.
Marc completed doctoral studies, earning distinction, at the University of Chicago, where he worked under the supervision of the political theorist and public intellectual Jean Bethke Elshtain, until her death in August, 2013. His first book, The Good Kill: Just War & Moral Injury, was published in 2021 by Oxford University Press. Another project, Responsibility and Restraint: James Turner Johnson and the Just War Tradition, co-edited with Eric Patterson, was published by Stone Tower Press in the fall of 2020. Currently, he is finalizing Moral Horror: A Just War Defense of Hiroshima. Before all this academic stuff, Marc spent twelve years doing a variety of things in Central Europe—ranging from helping build sport and recreational leagues in post-communist communities, to working at a Christian study and research center, to leading seminars on history and ethics onsite at the former Auschwitz-Birkenau Nazi concentration camp in Poland. This latter experience allowed him to continue his undergraduate study of the Shoah; a process which rendered him entirely ill-suited for pacifism.
Marc lives in Annapolis, Maryland with his wife and children–and a marmota monax whistlepigging under the shed. He can be followed, or stalked, on twitter @mlivecche. Additional publications can be found at his Amazon author page.
The late Pope Francis failed to represent the best of his tradition’s teaching on war and martial responsibility. It is crucial that Leo XIV rectifies this.
Marc LiVeccheMay 19, 2025
Editors James Diddams, Marc LiVecche, Mark Tooley and Robert Nicholson discuss Pope Francis’ legacy, Trump’s recent trip to the Middle East, and the idea of “spheres of influence” in US grand strategy
James Diddams & Robert Nicholson & Marc LiVecche & Mark TooleyMay 16, 2025
The victory in Europe was made possible by character, resolve, and capability of the Allied warrior. Such virtues were needed then. They are needed still.
Marc LiVeccheMay 7, 2025
Providence editors Mark Tooley, Marc LiVecche, James Diddams, and Robert Nicholson discuss the past and future of Providence as the magazine’s 10th anniversary comes up
Marc LiVecche & James Diddams & Mark Tooley & Robert NicholsonMay 7, 2025
Peter Paul Ruben’s extraordinary “Raising of the Cross” helps reflect on Divine love, human flourishing, and the weight of glory.
Marc LiVeccheApril 18, 2025
Maundy Thursday has much to say both about the location of human flourishing and the role violence might play in it.
Marc LiVeccheApril 17, 2025
Christ’s treatment of Judas, despite his betrayal, illustrates the Divine Love that was willing to bring human beings into being despite the risks. Because that’s what love does.
Marc LiVeccheApril 16, 2025
Holy Tuesday is about preparation, endurance, and hope despite the grim realities around us. In the face of the certainty of death, we are shown how best to live.
Marc LiVeccheApril 15, 2025
The cleansing of the temple reveals the character of our Messiah and is a model for those who would follow him.
Marc LiVeccheApril 14, 2025
The Holy Week Reader: Palm Sunday witnessed the rise of two cities in the world of humanity. Christians are citizens of both. Attendant responsibilities follow.
Marc LiVeccheApril 13, 2025