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Faith and Music with Audrey Assad
Leonard DeLorenzo for Church Life Today welcomes Audrey Assad to talk about her music, its inspiration, and her mission as a Catholic artist. Audrey is an award-winning Catholic...
Listen to PodcastSt. Bruno the Carthusian: Silence and the Habit of Joy
Anthony Pagliarini, Assistant Teaching Professor of Theology at the University of Notre Dame, presents on St. Bruno the Carthusian. This lecture is the fourth of seven lectures in...
watch videoPhantom of the Opera is not an Opera: What it Actually Means to be an Opera Singer
When you think of an opera singer, what comes to mind? A glass-shattering vocalist? A woman of generous proportions sporting a Viking helmet? The star of Phantom of the Opera?...
watch videoBeauty to Behold with Geoffrey Keating
Leonard DeLorenzo for Church Life Today welcomes Geoffrey Keating to talk about the importance of beauty in Catholic life. Geoffrey is the owner of “Keating Woodworks,” and...
Listen to PodcastTeacher and Author Matthew Mehan on His First Children’s Book
Matthew Mehan is a teacher at The Heights School in Washington, D.C. and The Worsham Teaching Fellow of Hillsdale College’s Washington DC Allan P. Kirby, Jr., Center for...
Listen to PodcastChiara Lubich: A Saint for a New Global Unity
Peter Casarella, Associate Professor of Theology at the University of Notre Dame, presents on Chiara Lubich, founder of the Focolare Movement. This lecture is the third of seven...
watch videoIs Winnie the Pooh Banned in China? Internet Censorship and Online Culture
Our media are full of stories about censorship in China. Yet despite strict government regulation, China has a rich and vibrant online culture. This talk shows both sides of the...
watch videoMartyrs of Dialogue: The Monks of Tibhirine
Sr. Ann Astell, Professor of Theology at the University of Notre Dame, presents on the Monks of Tibhirine, the seven Trappist monks depicted in the film “Of Gods and Men.”...
watch videoThe Cross: When and Why It Became the Church’s Central Symbol
Visual depictions of the cross and crucifixion are rare before the sixth century and initially refer to Christ’s triumph and glory rather than his suffering and death. This talk...
watch videoOn Henry David Thoreau of Concord, Mass.
Here in the show’s season one finale, Laura Dassow Walls, William P. and Hazel B. White Professor of English at Notre Dame, discusses her book Henry David Thoreau: A Life, which...
Listen to PodcastPrinciples of Sacred Architecture
Duncan Stroik “Principles of Sacred Architecture” took place on Saturday, September 1, 2018, at the University of Notre Dame. Duncan G. Stroik is a practicing architect,...
Listen to PodcastSt. John of the Cross: Silences and the Spiritual Life
Cyril O’Regan, Huisking Professor of Theology at the University of Notre Dame, presents on St. John of the Cross. This lecture is the first of seven lectures in the 2018...
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