Petrine Primacy: Who Can Speak on Behalf of the Orthodox Church?
John Panteleimon Manoussakis probes the chief problem for the Orthodox in their dialogue with Rome.
January 2018
The Fear of Catholic Contamination at the Heart of American Individualism
Farrell O'Gorman, Professor of English at Belmont Abbey College, demonstrates how literary classics shape American identity by using Catholicism as a foil.
Christians Dare Not Shirk the Work of Ecumenism
Christopher Wells, Executive Director of the Living Church Foundation, explains why ecumenical dialogue is not an optional extra that can be ignored.
The Myth of Original Christianity and the Holy Sepulcher's Immovable Ladder
Renée Roden, ND MTS & Graduate Fellow at ICL, observes the strange interactions of East & West playing out in the cramped Church of the Holy Sepulcher.
Bestowing Charity Hastily
Colleen Halpin, ND McGrath Institute Church Life Intern, flows into the depths of Mother Teresa and Thérèse of Lisieux's Marian rhythms.
This Is What You Get When Politics Invades Our Ecclesial Lives
Robert Christian, Editor of Millennial Journal and PhD candidate in politics at CUA, identifies how and why political sectarianism misses the common good.
Can Catholicism Still Draw from Ecumenism's Wells?
Kimberly Belcher, Notre Dame Assistant Professor of Theology, suggests how ecumenism can make Catholics both more Catholic and catholic.
Why People Debating Abortion Can't Agree
David Walsh, CUA Professor of Politics, discusses the mystery of the person and the unintended impersonal consequences of the personalist revolution.
The Language of Autonomy, Especially in the Abortion Context, Robs Autonomy of Its Most Serious Connotations
David Walsh, CUA Professor of Politics, explains why autonomy without responsibility is incoherent, especially when it comes to abortion.
African Catholicism: The Birth of the Liturgical Vernacular in Igboland
Sr. Mary Reginald Anibueze, DDL, Notre Dame Ph.D. in Theology, narrates the long and fascinating enculturation process of the Igboland people.
We Are Not Saved Alone
Patrick Cruitt, ND theology and psychology (2014), argues Henri de Lubac influenced Pope Francis in his focus on the common destiny of man.
Žižek Has a Lot to Say About Christ, but Should the Church Listen?
Jay Martin discusses what the Church can learn from dialogue with an atheist.
The Conformism of Catholic Ideology
Tim O'Malley, Director of the ND Center for Liturgy, calls for a healthy dose of charity to heal the toxic ideological madness on Catholic Twitter.
The Saint for a Troubled Church
Colin May, Professor of Criminal Justice and Forensic Studies at Stevenson University, finds comfort and guidance in the life and works of St. Bonaventure.
Epiphany: It's Foolish to Pretend It's Easy to Remember the Poor
John Michael Hogue, ND theology major and Church Life Intern at the McGrath Institute for Church Life, on the Epiphany and the difficulty of gift-giving.
Now We Must Dismantle the Tree
Renée Roden, Notre Dame MTS student and Graduate Fellow at the McGrath Institute for Church Life, discusses Auden and maintaining the Vision of Christmas.
97 Aphorisms and Apothegms Inspired by Reading John Henry Newman
Cyril O'Regan, ND Catherine F. Huisking Chair in Theology, distills John Henry Cardinal Newman's insights on living the life of faith in the modern world.
The TOP 25 Church Life Journal Reads of 2017
Artur Rosman, Managing Editor of Church Life Journal - McGrath Institute at University of Notre Dame, offers you the gift of the best readings from 2017.