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.
Articles
After Failing the Covington Catholic Test
Charles Camosy, Fordham Associate Professor of Christian Ethics, reconsiders his initial reactions to the Covington Catholic video and the March for Life.
A Garden Lurking Beneath the Floorboards
Andrew Kuiper, writer and editor, cultivates an appreciation for Sergei Bulgakov's attempt to redeem the dismal science of economics.
The Faith of Ancient Philosophy's Fathers
John C. Cavadini, Director of the McGrath Institute for Church Life, contemplates the element of faith in pre-Christian philosophy.
Marxism and Religion
Alasdair MacIntyre, Distinguished Research Fellow at the ND Center for Ethics & Culture, compares Marxist hope to Christian ideals.
Burke's Romantic Restoration of Natural Law
John Milbank, President of the Centre of Theology and Philosophy, continues his CLJ series by considering Edmund Burke's ressourcement of natural law.
Classroom Technology as the End of Education
Brett Bertucio, UW-Madison PhD student in education policy, outlines what is at stake in resisting the regime of educational technology.
Renewing Nouvelle Théologie
Cyril O'Regan, ND Huisking Chair of Theology, makes evident why nouvelle théologie answers the questions raised by Charles Taylor in A Secular Age.
Gripping the Book of Nature's Reality
Scott Beauchamp follows the guidance of Simone Weil to come to grips with how reality grasps us.
The History of Natural Right
John Milbank, President of the Centre of Theology and Philosophy, continues his series by surveying the history of natural right.
The Chief Obstacles to Good Spiritual Direction
Peter Andrastek, Senior Consultant for The Evangelical Catholic, outlines the main obstacles to consistently good spiritual direction on the parish level.
The Darkness of Hope
Kristen Drahos, Fellow in the Western Heritage Program at Carthage College, considers how Thérèse of Lisieux challenges Walter Benjamin's wreck of history.
The Anti-Catholicism of Heidegger's Black Notebooks
Cyril O'Regan, ND Huisking Chair of Theology, argues that the Black Notebooks reveal more about Heidegger's anti-Catholicism than about his anti-Semitism.
Confessions of a Feminist Heretic
Abigail Favale reflects on abortion.
When the State Kills
Charles C. Camosy, Life and Dignity Writing Fellow, highlights some very disconcerting facts about the death penalty in the United States.
The Political Pawning of Saints
John Michael Hogue, Su Casa Catholic Worker community member, looks back at the polarization that followed the canonizations of Sts. Romero and Paul VI.
Church Life Journal's Best of 2018
Artur Rosman, Managing Editor of Church Life Journal, reviews our journal's most-read essays of 2018 and looks forward to 2019.
Does the Mass Say Christmas Is About Justice?
John O’Callaghan, ND Associate Professor of Philosophy, questions the liturgy to see whether Christmas is about justice or... something else.
A Commonplace Christmas
Anne Horcher, University of Notre Dame English major and intern for the ND Center for Liturgy, meditates upon G.K. Chesterton's poem "The Nativity."
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.