Fear the Innocence of Children
Georges Bernanos imagines what an agnostic would preach to a congregation of ordinary believers.
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Faith Is Not a Big Electric Blanket
Jordan Haddad, CUA Ph.D. student in Systematic Theology, discusses Flannery O'Connor's channeling of John the Baptist's freakish Advent spirit.
Third Sunday in Advent: A Call to Surrender
Anne Horcher, University of Notre Dame English major and intern for the ND Center for Liturgy, analyzes John Keble's “Third Sunday in Advent.”
The Unremarkable Sunday in Advent
Anne Horcher, University of Notre Dame English major and intern for the ND Center for Liturgy, analyzes John Keble's “Second Sunday in Advent.”
First Sunday in Advent: The Bridegroom Comes
Timothy O'Malley, Director ND Center for Liturgy, kicks off our Advent commentary on devotional poetry series with Christina Rossetti's "Advent Sunday."
Charles Péguy's Difficult Hope
Anne Carpenter, Assistant Professor of Theology at Saint Mary’s College (CA), digs into the roots of Charles Péguy's art and politics.
Benedict XVI Beyond the Liturgy Wars
Carolyn Pirtle seeks in the writings of Benedict XVI a path out of the liturgy wars.
The Contemporary Question of Images and Early Christian Art
Lauren Beversluis, Lumen Christi Institute, regards contemporary questions of art in light of Ratzinger's writings on Early Christian iconography.
Vaporwave and Simone Weil's Void
Scott Beauchamp, writer and author of the forthcoming "Did You Kill Anyone?," introduces the vaporwave aesthetic as a compliment to Simone Weil's mysticism.
None of Us Shall Enter the Kingdom?
Luís Pinto de Sá, SLU doctoral candidate in philosophy, looks at one of the classics of world cinema, Ordet, a film about the theological virtue of faith.
Alasdair MacIntyre Reads Jane Austen Reading Her Late Modern Reader
Haley Stewart, writer, speaker, and podcaster puts forward the argument that you cannot understand Austen outside of embodying a virtuous life.
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.
Dante and the Liturgical Formation of Desire
Randall Rosenberg, professor of theology at Saint Louis University, unveils the deep liturgical roots of Dante's poetic re-integration of desire and love.
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.
Active Love Is a Harsh and Fearful Thing
Kristen Drahos, Post-Doctoral Fellow in the Western Heritage Program at Carthage College, places the logic of sacrifice in the midst of the everyday.
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.
The Church Life Journal Carols of Christmas Playlist
Carolyn Pirtle leaves no doubt about there being no better time for music than Christmastime.
The Church Life Journal Sounds of Advent Playlist
Carolyn Pirtle on listening to Advent without skipping to Christmas.
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.One Story at a Time
Different stories are here at Notre Dame. It’s time to find them.Formed in Wonder, Love, and Praise
If you were to survey members of a Roman Catholic congregation as they exited the church after Sunday Mass by asking what facet of the celebration made the greatest impact on them that day for good or for ill, odds are high that many of ...A House Built on the Rock
Tucked into the eastern slope of Mount Zion is a beautiful church called St. Peter in Gallicantu (Peter at Cockcrow). It boasts beautiful, panoramic views of the city from its expansive grounds, which reveal the rolling contours of the J..."Parks and Recreation": Icon of Community
Over the past several months, I’ve been rewatching NBC’s comedy series Parks and Recreation, which is, in my opinion, one of the most quietly wonderful shows ever to be on television. Having seen every episode at least once n...
Beauty, Music, and "The Weight of Glory"
Driving home yesterday, I happened to hear a performance of Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto in E-Minor, Op. 64 on Michiana’s 24-hour classical music station 90.7 FM (the greatest gift our local airwaves have to offer). If you&#...