Religion and Philosophy
Global Church: The One God in Islam and Christianity
Christians and Muslims believe in a God who created the universe, who loves them, and guides them. Yet there are significant differences in their vision of God. Is it coherent,...
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Rome: Infernal Rome (Inferno 18 & 27)
In Inferno 18, Dante and Virgil enter Malebolge (or Evil Pouches) in the eighth circle of Hell where fraud is punished. In the first pouch, the crowd of panderers and seducers...
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Global Church: The Church and Islam through the Centuries
What are the high points and low points of the relationship between Islam and Christianity through the centuries? What do the Qur’an and the hadith (Muhammad’s sayings and...
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Episode 18: Noah
What do scriptural depictions of the prophet Noah and the worldwide flood reveal about God’s relationship with humanity?
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The Questions of Jesus as Lenten Pilgrimage
Leonard DeLorenzo for Church Life Today shares his scriptural lenten pilgrimage experience through reflecting on and praying with the questions of Jesus.
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Helping Busy Parents Pray through Lent with Maria Morrow
Leonard DeLorenzo for Church Life Today welcomes Maria Morrow to talk about her book, “A Busy Parents Guide to a Meaningful Lent”, which helps us develop the habit of...
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The Church’s Call to Foster Care with Holly Taylor Coolman
Leonard DeLorenzo for Church Life Today welcomes Holly Taylor Coolman to talk foster care and her own journey in answering that call. Dr. Taylor Coolman is assistant professor of...
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Rome: Hell’s Vineyard (Inferno 13)
Highlights Dante wrote the poem for the citizens of Florence in order to “remove those living this life from a state of misery to a state of bliss” (7:20). Dante wants us to...
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Global Church: The Bible, the Qur’an and the religious life of Muslims
To Muslims, the Qur’an is the record of God’s revelations to Muhammad between 610 and 632 AD. It includes many Biblical characters, from Adam to Jesus to Mary. How does the...
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Rome: Paolo and Francesca (Inferno 5)
Dante and his guide Virgil are in the second circle of Hell, where lust, one of the sins of incontinence, is eternally punished in the ‘hellish squall.’ Here, the two poets...
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Rome: From the dark wood to Rome
When Dante is lost in the dark wood of sin, the soul of the Roman poet Virgil is sent from Heaven to rescue him and guide him on his way to salvation through Hell and Purgatory....
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ThinkND series to explore world religions
University of Notre Dame theologians from the World Religions World Church program will embark on a seven-session virtual teaching series examining the Catholic Church in a...
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