The Bible as a Quest Into God
Carolyn Pirtle invites you to see with the new eyes of the St. John's Bible.
Carolyn Pirtle
Carolyn Pirtle is the program director of the Notre Dame Center for Liturgy and a composer of liturgical music. She is the author of Praying the Rosary Together.
Articles
Lent Intensifies
Carolyn Pirtle, Program Director of the ND Center for Liturgy, notes how melody, harmony, and rhythm help us encounter Christ anew.
Glimpsing Eternity Through Lent Melody
Carolyn Pirtle, Program Director of the ND Center for Liturgy, continues her musical journey through Lent by suggesting how time might open up to eternity.
Facing Lent Discouragement
Carolyn Pirtle, Program Director of the Notre Dame Center for Liturgy, continues her musical journey through Lent with a focus on Lent failure.
The Solemn Joy of Lent
Carolyn Pirtle, Program Director of the Notre Dame Center for Liturgy, starts a musical look at the growing anticipation amidst Lent penitence.
Is Truth and Reconciliation Possible?
Carolyn Pirtle, Program Director of the Notre Dame Center for Liturgy, reviews the Oscars 2019 Best Picture Nominee Green Book.
Fourth Sunday of Advent: Someone Is Hidden in This Dark
Carolyn Pirtle, ND Center for Liturgy Program Director, revisits the Jessica Powers poem "Advent" on the last Sunday of Advent.
Benedict XVI Beyond the Liturgy Wars
Carolyn Pirtle, ND Center for Liturgy Program Director, seeks in the writings of Benedict XVI a path out of the liturgy wars.
Musical Mystagogy: St. Margaret Mary and the Sacred Heart
Carolyn Pirtle, ND Center for Liturgy Program Director, gives a musical introduction to the history of the Sacred Heart devotion.
The Month of Mary and Music
Carolyn Pirtle, ND Center for Liturgy Program Director & composer of liturgical music, celebrates the Month of Mary with a Spotify playlist with liner notes.
Stations of the Cross 13-14: This Is Ground Zero, Emptiness and Space
Malcolm Guite (poet) and Carolyn Pirtle (composer) take us through the Stations of the Cross (pt. 7) this Holy Week with a combination of poetry, music, and prose.
Stations of the Cross 11-12: His Final Breath Breathes and Bears Us
Malcolm Guite (poet) and Carolyn Pirtle (composer) take us through the Stations of the Cross (pt. 6) this Holy Week with a combination of poetry, music, and prose.
Stations of the Cross 9-10: In the Cold Hell Where You Freeze
Malcolm Guite (poet) and Carolyn Pirtle (composer) take us through the Stations of the Cross (pt. 5) this Holy Week with a combination of poetry, music, and prose.
Stations of the Cross 7-8: The Cruel Repetitions of Our Cruelty
Malcolm Guite (poet) and Carolyn Pirtle (composer) take us through the Stations of the Cross (pt. 4) this Holy Week with a combination of poetry, music, and prose.
Stations of the Cross 5-6: Bystanders and Bypassers Turn Away
Malcolm Guite (poet) and Carolyn Pirtle (composer) take us through the Stations of the Cross this Holy Week with a combination of poetry, music, and prose.
Stations of the Cross 3-4: Divinity and Dust
During Holy Week Malcolm Guite (poet) & Carolyn Pirtle (composer) take us through the Stations of the Cross (pt. 2) with a combination of poetry, music, & prose.
Stations of the Cross 1-2: As Pilate Turns Away
Malcolm Guite (poet) and Carolyn Pirtle (composer) take us through the Stations of the Cross (pt. 1) this Holy Week with a combination of poetry, music, and prose.
Why Do Catholics Venerate the Arms and Tongues and Blood of Saints?
Carolyn Pirtle, Program Director of the ND Center for Liturgy & composer of liturgical music, probes the relationship between relics and sacrifice.
Where Does the Healing Power of Music Originate?
Carolyn Pirtle, Program Director of the ND Center for Liturgy, listens to how music, like Lent, depends upon upon attention and sacrifice to heal wounds.
Gravity and Grace and Lady Bird
Carolyn Pirtle, Program Director of the ND Center for Liturgy, gives full attention to Lady Bird's balanced portrayal of Catholic schools.
The 2018 Best Picture Nominees and the Script of Transcendence
Carolyn Pirtle, Program Director of the ND Center for Liturgy & composer of liturgical music, reviews the Oscar nominees & sees traces of transcendence.
The Church Life Journal Carols of Christmas Playlist
Carolyn Pirtle leaves no doubt about there being no better time for music than Christmastime.
Welcoming Stranger Things Without Baptizing Them Too
Carolyn Pirtle, Program Director of ND Center for Liturgy, argues for a Catholic engagement with Stranger Things without totally identifying with the show.The Church Life Journal Sounds of Advent Playlist
Carolyn Pirtle on listening to Advent without skipping to Christmas.
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.Jazz: A Foretaste of Eternal Life
Carolyn Pirtle, assistant director of the Notre Dame Center for Liturgy, jams on how polyphonic music, especially jazz, images the communion of saints.Beauty Already Has Saved the World
St. Paul concludes his letter to the Philippians with an exhortation: Finally, beloved, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is gracious, if there is any excellence and..."Come, Holy Spirit": The Vulnerable Bravery of Fr. Hesburgh's Favorite Prayer
The late Fr. Ted Hesburgh, C.S.C., beloved former president of the University of Notre Dame, stated again and again in homilies and interviews that his favorite prayer was “Come, Holy Spirit.” He said: The Holy Spirit is the ...