Church Life Today
Hosted by Lenny DeLorenzo, McGrath Institute for Church Life at the University of Notre Dame, Church Life Today features conversations with pastoral leaders and scholars from around the country and covers issues that matter most to Church life today.
Sex Abuse Crisis with John Carr
Leonard DeLorenzo for Church Life Today welcomes John Carr to talk about the sex abuse crisis that is rocking the Church. Carr is the director of the initiative on Catholic Social...
Listen to PodcastCatholicism and Feminism with Samantha Povlock
Leonard DeLorenzo for Church Life Today welcomes Samantha Povlock Catholic to talk about Catholicim, feminism, and her work and mission. Samantha launched her blog,...
Listen to PodcastBeauty with Joy Clarkson
Leonard DeLorenzo for Church Life Today welcomes Joy Clarkson to talk about beauty. Do we take time to notice beauty? Create it? Seek it? Joy Clarkson does. Joy is a doctoral...
Listen to PodcastChurch Crisis with Chris White
Leonard DeLorenzo for Church Life Today welcomes Chris White to talk about the crisis in the Church, including the recent resignation by a US bishop. Chris is a national...
Listen to PodcastFighting for the Church with Gloria Purvis
Leonard DeLorenzo for Church Life Today welcomes Gloria Purvis, to talk about her work as the host of ETWN’s daily program, “Morning Glory”, as a board member for Northwest...
Listen to PodcastThe Church Laity with Fr. Michael Sweeney
Leonard DeLorenzo for Church Life Today welcomes Fr. Michael Sweeney to talk about the mission of the laity in the church and how lay Catholics can be formed for that mission. Fr....
Listen to PodcastChurch Leadership with Elise Italiano
Leonard DeLorenzo for Church Life Today welcomes Elise Italiano to talk about leadership in the Church and the mission of her institute which is dedicated to activating the gifts...
Listen to PodcastJesus and Us with Fr. Robert Imbelli
Leonard DeLorenzo for Church Life Today welcomes Fr. Robert Imbelli to talk about Jesus: His relationship to us, the crisis of forgetting about Him, and the importance of...
Listen to Podcast“The Introduction to Christianity” with Fr. Richard Shenk
Leonard DeLorenzo for Church Life Today welcomes Fr. Richard Shenk to talk about Joseph Ratzinger’s book, “The Introduction to Christianity”. Fr. Shenk is a Dominican priest...
Listen to PodcastDorothy Day and Sainthood with Dr. John Cavadini
Leonard DeLorenzo for Church Life Today welcomes Dr. John Cavadini to talk about Dorothy Day, what the saints mean, how we miss the saints, how we can learn to see and love the...
Listen to PodcastMillenials with Malcolm Harris
Leonard DeLorenzo for Church Life Today welcomes Malcom Harris to talk about what is going on in the lives of young people today. Malcolm is a freelance writer and editor at...
Listen to PodcastJournalism with Bill Schmitt
Leonard DeLorenzo for Church Life Today welcomes Bill Schmitt to talk about journalism, information and formation, noise and silence, and his book, “When Headlines Hurt: Do We...
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