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12 posts tagged "McGrath Institute for Church Life"

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McGrath Institute modifies “Saturdays with the Saints” into online lecture series

Grace Doerfler | Tuesday, September 1, 2020

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the McGrath Institute for Church Life is launching virtual programming this fall to adapt to health and safety restrictions. One such series is “A Season with the Saints,” a digital take on the traditional “Saturdays with the Saints” lectures. The online edition of the perennial lecture series will offer

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Pulitzer Prize winning journalist discusses relationship between religion, China

Anne Elizabeth Barr | Tuesday, October 29, 2019

Ian Johnson, 2001 Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, discussed the role of religion in Chinese society during his lecture titled “Religion in China: Back to the Center of Politics and Society.” The event was sponsored by the McGrath Institute for Church Life and the US-China Catholic Association and took place in the Eck Visitors Center Auditorium

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2019 Notre Dame Forum speakers announced

Observer Staff Report | Thursday, September 12, 2019

This report was updated Sept. 12 at 1:30pm. The University announced in a Wednesday press release the seven individuals who will speak on Sept. 25 over the course of the 2019 Notre Dame Forum. The forum, titled “‘Rebuild My Church’: Crisis and Response,” intends to continue the Catholic Church’s ongoing discussion about how to address

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Panel discusses pro-life feminist perspective

Claire King | Thursday, April 11, 2019

It is not uncommon to hear in contemporary discourse that it is impossible to be feminist and pro-life; that in order to be a real feminist, you must support abortion rights. The McGrath Institute for Church Life and Notre Dame’s Office of Campus Ministry co-sponsored a panel discussion titled “Pro-Life Feminism” to discuss whether pro-life

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‘Chronicles of Narnia’-themed, Lenten lecture series to begin

Ashton Weber | Tuesday, March 5, 2019

For many Catholics and Christians, the final day before Lent is a time to eat as much food as possible in preparation for the fasting of Ash Wednesday. For the McGrath Institute for Church Life, however, it is the time to kick off a new lecture series, “‘Chronicles of Narnia’: A Spiritual Journey from Lent

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McGrath Institute for Church Life receives prestigious award

Kay Bontempo | Thursday, February 7, 2019

Notre Dame’s McGrath Institute for Church Life will receive the 2019 “Lead. Learn. Proclaim.” award from the National Catholic Educational Association, to be presented at the NCEA’s conference this coming April. Presented annually, the award recognizes Catholic education institutions for exceptional achievements and dedication. Dr. John C. Cavadini will attend the NCEA conference and accept

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McGrath Institute for Church Life hosts creche exhibit and pilgrimage

Thomas Murphy | Friday, November 30, 2018

Christmas is just around the corner in Notre Dame, and with Christmas comes buildings and residence halls decked with garland and lights. This Advent season, several buildings will be host to Nativity sets from Eastern Europe, known as “creches,” as part of McGrath Institute for Church Life’s fifth annual Creche Exhibit and Pilgrimage. The pilgrimage

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Cultures of Formation conference unites leaders of church, youth life

Kelli Smith | Tuesday, March 6, 2018

A three-day conference dedicated to examining cultural influences on young people and equipping the church with a renewed missionary creativity started Monday in McKenna Hall. Themed “Cultures of Formation,” the conference is hosted by the McGrath Institute for Church Life, which brought in speakers including Bishop Robert Barron from the archdiocese of Los Angeles, Nicholas

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Bishop weighs in on young people’s engagement with, exploration of faith

Natalie Weber | Tuesday, March 6, 2018

While often raised in religious traditions, many young people, known as the “Nones” do not identify with any single faith. Bishop Robert Barron, founder of Word on Fire ministries, is seeking to evangelize this population, he said in a lecture at Leighton Concert Hall on Monday. “ … The situation of young former Catholics is

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Former pornography star, married couple discuss effects of the industry

Alexandra Muck | Wednesday, October 25, 2017

Former pornography star Crissy Moran, said that for her, working in the industry was “very much acting and pretending that you love it.” “To me, I liked … the glamorous part of it and that they were doing my hair and my makeup and that people wanted to see the pictures, but the part that was

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