The Materialistic Civilization That Now Prevails in the West Has Consequences
Cardinal Robert Sarah on the consequences of the dictatorship of noise.
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Fear as a Lack of Faith?
Alex Fogleman on celebrating Easter and life in the midst of death.
Fátima and Perseverance in Trials
Margarita Mooney on what hope means in the midst of unbearable trauma.
A Guide Through the Poetic Theology of the Triduum
Timothy O'Malley unpacks the liturgical poetics of the Triduum.
Peter the Spy: Imitatio Christi Versus Imitatio Mundi
Terence Sweeney on St. Peter's courage and denials.
A Short History and Theology of Spiritual Communion
Fr. Bernhard Blankenhorn, OP on spiritual communion during a pandemic.
What If We're Waiting for Jonah?
Leonard DeLorenzo on an empire whose ways had run afoul of the Lord.
The Church's Response Is Saying ‘No’ to Death's Dominion
Timothy O'Malley on how the Church's COVID-19 response is building a culture of life.
The Origins of Quarantine in Lent
John Panteleimon Manoussakis on the Quarantine, Venice, and a sui generis Lent.
Giving Up Descartes for Lent
Joshua McManaway argues that Lent is for lovers.
Think Medieval Lent Was Tough?
Chase Padusniak takes a realistic look at medieval Lenten and Carnival practices.
God Is Friendship
Nathaniel Peters celebrates Aelred of Rievaulx's unique contribution to Christian theology.
Advent's Binding of Isaac
Kristen Drahos explains Advent's sacrifice of money and riches.
You Gotta Confront Who You Are!
Travis Lacy, ND PhD Candidate in Systematic Theology, confronts the unsettling reality of monastic prayer.
A Priest for James Carroll
Joshua J. Whitfield, theologian and Pastoral Administrator, describes what the abuse scandal looks like from the inside.
The Spiritual Desert Isn't Optional
Joshua J. Whitfield, theologian and Pastoral Administrator, looks for a preaching that can resound in our desertified spiritual landscape.
There's No Relation Between Preaching and Theology
John Cavadini, Director of the McGrath Institute for Church Life, scrutinizes Augustine's sermons to make a crucial point about theology's enterprise.
The Sociology of a Superb Sermon
Christian Smith, ND William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Sociology, covers three basic things that can go a long way in improving sermons.
Liturgy and Slaughter in the Book of Revelation
Francesca Murphy, ND Professor of Systematic Theology, details the seven components for any theology formed by the Book of Revelation.
The Liturgy is the Easter Story's Proper Setting
Fr. Paulinus Ikechukwu Odozor, ND Assistant Professor of Moral Theology, follows Doubting Thomas back into the liturgical community.
Good Friday's Silence Speaks
Timothy O’Malley, Director of the ND Center for Liturgy, attentively listens to the silence of Good Friday.
Out of Our Mortal Depths
Anne Horcher, ND English major and intern for the ND Center for Liturgy, interprets Christina Rossetti's "De Profundis" for Passiontide.
The Festival Fast of the Annunciation
Tamely, frail body, abstain today; today My soul eats twice, Christ hither and away. She sees him man, so like God made in this, That of them both a circle emblem is, Whose first and last concur; this doubtful day Of feast or fast, Chris...
The Liturgy Is for (Little) Kids
Timothy O'Malley, Director of the Notre Dame Center for Liturgy, on why we should encourage (little) kids in church.
Advent Flesh?
Paul Griffiths, theologian and author of many books, applies the arguments of his new book "Christian Flesh" to the Advent season.
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.
Petrine Primacy: Who Can Speak on Behalf of the Orthodox Church?
John Panteleimon Manoussakis, College of the Holy Cross Philosophy Professor, probes the chief problem for the Orthodox in their dialogue with Rome.
Black Bodies, Kneeling, and the Liturgy
Eric T. Styles, Rector of Carroll Hall at the University of Notre Dame, puts Colin Kaepernick's kneeling within a liturgical and Girardian perspective.
Can We Get Lent Wrong?
Timothy P. O'Malley on the various ways that we can get Lent wrong. And how we should approach this season of grace as time to desire God aright.
Why Chant is Good for Children
My three year old son is a regular Mass-goer. Aware of his very short attention span, we make sure to sit in the front each and every Sunday. He loves when there is singing, especially chant. He loves elaborate processions. He loves ince...
