During the closing days of Advent, included in the Church’s Office of Readings, we pray the O Antiphons. Leonard DeLorenzo writes: “Each of these prayers draws us back into salvation history — principally through Old ...
If the Lord were coming, what would you do? Would you pray and prepare your heart? Would you examine your conscience and mend your ways? Would you seek out others to proclaim the good news? ...
In the latest installment in his series “Letters to a Young Catholic,” Notre Dame professor Lenny DeLorenzo continues to explore what it means to be Eucharistic: “Jesus is the gift of love, and he is ...
In his eleventh letter to a young Catholic, Lenny DeLorenzo explains how to be Eucharistic, and in this letter, how to prepare for Jesus. He writes: “This is the path of becoming more yourself, ...
Lenny DeLorenzo, in his 10th Letter to Young Catholics, discusses the Catholic view of the proper role of sexuality in relationships. He writes: “The Catholic understanding of sex is not, not about pleasure. Rather, this ...
In his ninth letter to young Catholics, Lenny DeLorenzo talks about dating. He encourages those dating to tell the truth, to follow through with commitments, be attentive and pray for the other person. DeLorenzo suggests ...
Notre Dame theology professor Leonard DeLorenzo explores how the charism of saints can be lived out by students and faculty on college campuses around the country. When you come to live, study and work within ...
In his eighth letter to a young Catholic, LennyDeLorenzo explores how to actually love your neighbor. DeLorenzo writes: “Four things. First, he paid attention to the suffering of the person he encountered. Second, he went ...
In his seventh Letter to a Young Catholic, Lenny DeLorenzo reveals the secret to getting to know people: we learn about real people, whom we spend time with, in actual places. He uses the example ...
In his review of the first volume of “The Lord of the Rings,” C.S. Lewis likened the tale to “lightning from a clear sky … [with] beauties which pierce like swords or burn like cold ...