The Church Life Journal Carols of Christmas Playlist
Carolyn Pirtle leaves no doubt about there being no better time for music than Christmastime.
2017
Am I the Mother of Christ?
John Cavadini tries to imagine what Isaac of Stella means by giving birth to Christ.
The Hidden Life and History of St. Joseph
Lawrence S. Cunningham, ND O’Brien Professor Emeritus of Theology, tells the story of how Catholic spirituality slowly filled in the silence of St. Joseph.
Further Reflections on Capital Punishment (and on Edward Feser)
David Bentley Hart, ND Institute for Advanced Study Fellow, expands his objections to Edward Feser's theological defense of capital punishment.
The Sex Life of Joseph and Mary
John Cavadini explores the matter by looking at sources both East and West.
Stories of Grace 17: Finding Grace Through Adoption
McKenzie Brummond, ND senior majoring in PLS and minoring in Theology & Constitutional Studies, gives her Story of Grace about finding unconditional love.
Welcoming Stranger Things Without Baptizing Them Too
Carolyn Pirtle argues for a Catholic engagement with Stranger Things without totally identifying with the show.
The Last Judgment Is the Reason for the Advent Season
Fr. Peter Nguyen reminds us Christmas celebrates the First Coming of Christ and Advent the Second Coming.
97 Aphorisms Adduced from the Thought of Benedict XVI
Cyril O'Regan, Catherine F. Huisking Chair in Theology at the University of Notre Dame, distills the essence of Benedict XVI's thought.
Our Lady of Guadalupe and the Apocalypse
Emily Edmondson, Texan and University of Notre Dame M.T.S., highlights the strong ties between Mexico, La Guadalupana, and the Woman of the Apocalypse.
The Church Life Journal Sounds of Advent Playlist
Carolyn Pirtle on listening to Advent without skipping to Christmas.
Mary's Role in the Spiritual Life
Luke Donahue, a postulant with the Congregation of Holy Cross, draws deep from the well of his personal experience with Marian spirituality.
The Return to Ancient Traditions After the Death of God
Tomáš Halík, former Czech dissident, priest, and winner of the 2014 Templeton Prize, calls for a return to ancient theology after Nietzsche's Death of God.
The Advent Apocalypse
Timothy O'Malley, Director of the Notre Dame Center for Liturgy, sends down some apocalyptic fire right into the middle of your Advent observance.
The Options for Identity-Discernment in a Secular Age
Robert Aaron Wessman, Roman Catholic priest and member of the Glenmary Home Missioners, takes an honest look at how to speak to Millennials, not at them.
The Extraordinary Is Wed to the Mundane in the Catholic Imagination
Anne M. Carpenter, Assistant Professor of Theology at Saint Mary’s College of California, argues that the Catholic imagination is not what it creates.
Where Do Theology and Cognitive Psychology Intersect?
Kevin Grove, CSC (Theology, Notre Dame) & Marianne Lloyd (Psychology, Seton Hall) investigate where cognitive psychology and theology intersect.
Single Life Is More Fundamental for Christianity Than Both Married and Religious Life
Michael Altenburger, PhD candidate in Systematic Theology at the University of Notre Dame, on the importance of forming Catholic singles.
The Mysteries of Life, Death, Life After Death, and Coco
Carolyn Pirtle, assistant director of the Notre Dame Center for Liturgy, highlights the Mexican folk Catholic sources of the new Disney movie Coco.
Whose Liturgy? What Sacrifice?
Tim O'Malley, Director of the Notre Dame Center for Liturgy, reviews James K.A. Smith's new book Awaiting the King: Reforming Public Theology.
The Church Has a Morbid Streak
Jessica Keating, Dir. of the Office of Human Dignity and Life Initiatives at the Institute for Church Life, dives into the strange ironies of sainthood.
What Is the Catholic Worker Movement?
Casey Mullaney on Dorothy Day and others.
Notre Dame Football Premium Upgrades and Trash Removal
Luisa Mader, Church Life Intern - ND Institute for Church Life, tells two stories about Notre Dame Football in this installment of The Magnificat Project.
Can You Square the Feeding of the 5,000 with Science?
Noelle Johnson, Institute for Church Life intern in the Science & Religion Initiative, considers the compatibility of science and the Feeding of the 5,000.
Disability Debunks the Late Modern Myth of Radical Autonomy
Susan Selner-Wright, Chaput Chair in Philosophy at St. John Vianney Seminary, on how the push for radical autonomy dangerously excludes the disabled.
Everything Looks Different After Priestly Ordination
Aaron Pidel, SJ, Assistant Professor of Theology at Marquette University, gives you a look at the priestly state of life from the inside.
What is the Community of Sant'Egidio?
Daniel Philpott, Professor of Political Science at the University of Notre Dame, discusses how friendship is the bedrock of the Community of Sant'Egidio.
Life After Life After Death
Tim Kelleher, author, actor, filmmaker, and screenwriter, takes an unsparing look at the reality of (sudden) death and our ultimate ends.
Humor in the Bible
Charles Kestermeier, SJ, professor in Creighton University's English department, highlights the humorous passages in the Old and New Testaments.
