McGrath Institute for Church Life

Mining the treasures of @NotreDame to serve the needs of the Church

[McGrath Institute for Church Life @McGrathND]

Ave Crux, Spes Unica

[University of Notre Dame @NotreDame]

This June, the USCCB will consecrate the United States to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Notre Dame joins in this act of devotion as we look to the Heart of Christ as the source of all hope and the model of a love that embraces every person.

Ave Crux, Spes Unica

[Notre Dame Alumni @NDAlumni]

Thanks for the memories, Dad. 💙

Happy Father's Day to all the dads and father figures in our Notre Dame family! ☘️

[McGrath Institute for Church Life @McGrathND]

Happy Father’s Day! ☘️🙏

[University of Notre Dame @NotreDame]

From first move-in to Commencement and every milestone in between and beyond ...

To all the dads, grandfathers, mentors, and father figures in the Notre Dame family: thank you for the love, guidance, and support you give every day.

Happy Father's Day ☘️

[McGrath Institute for Church Life @McGrathND]

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[McGrath Institute for Church Life @McGrathND]

In this week's episode of the Gender Accompaniment Project, we'll meet Seda and hear how Abby and Seda first crossed paths and became friends. 

Episode 9, "Fear & Love", is now live wherever you get your podcasts.

[McGrath Institute for Church Life @McGrathND]

@Prof_Kaczor Thank you! ☘️🙏

[McGrath Institute for Church Life @McGrathND]

It's official! Joseph E. Capizzi, dean of the School of Theology and Religious Studies at the Catholic University of America, has been named the next McGrath-Cavadini Director.

Full release: https://t.co/f6OT8JG9HZ

[McGrath Institute for Church Life @McGrathND]

@ProfStroud Thank you! ☘️🙏

[Church Life Journal @ChurchLifeND]

At the start of each year, this love is presented to us anew in the form of the dedicated teachers and staff who create warm, vibrant, welcoming environments, and, above all, in the form of Christ the Teacher, on whom these schools are centered.
--Lesley Kirzeder

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[McGrath Institute for Church Life @McGrathND]

It's official! Joseph E. Capizzi, dean of the School of Theology and Religious Studies at the Catholic University of America, has been named the next McGrath-Cavadini Director.

Full release: https://t.co/f6OT8JG9HZ

[McGrath Institute for Church Life @McGrathND]

https://t.co/5H1z3bzGEW

[McGrath Institute for Church Life @McGrathND]

In this episode, Fr. Raphael Mary Salzillo, O.P. explains why encounter and compassion go hand in hand. We couldn’t agree more, and that’s a big part of why we created the Gender Accompaniment Project.

This week we’ll meet Ollie, a married, gender non-conforming, autistic Catholic with an important story to tell.

Episode 8, "Boxes & Labels", is now live wherever you get your podcasts.

[McGrath Institute for Church Life @McGrathND]

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[McGrath Institute for Church Life @McGrathND]

Join the McGrath Institute for Church Life for our upcoming STEP courses, including Liturgy in Catholic Schools!

Catholic Schools have unique needs and opportunities for liturgical formation. They can shape their school culture to support the values of worship and liturgy. While serving diverse students, including non-Catholics, they are able to shape their liturgical ethos with other activities in the community and to help students see the celebration of the Eucharist as a high point in school life, which brings communal priorities into sharper focus. This course will encourage educators to name their hopes for the students who worship with them and to imagine a Eucharistic school culture. It will also provide practical tips and guidance for preparing Catholic school liturgies.

Courses begin Monday, June 15.

Learn more and register for this and other STEP courses at the link below.

[Timothy P. O'Malley @timothypomalley]

We’re hosting our Contours of Wonder: Childhood and the Liturgical Imagination capstone conference. Diocesan leaders all here to suggest ways to renew liturgical-sacramental formation of young children and their families.

[McGrath Institute for Church Life @McGrathND]

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[McGrath Institute for Church Life @McGrathND]

The month of June is dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. This special devotion, which honors Our Lord's endless love and mercy for all, took shape in the 17th century with St. Margaret Mary Alacoque and has been carried down through the centuries by numerous saints.

Take some time to reflect and pray on the Sacred Heart this month. Listen to recordings of this past fall's Saturdays With the Saints lecture series, which focused on Saints and the Sacred Heart. Link in comments.

[Church Life Journal @ChurchLifeND]

What are the challenges that Catholic higher education faces at a global level? While a partial depiction of the phenomenon, Catholic identity is threatened at such institutions in a twofold manner.
--Timothy O'Malley

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[McGrath Institute for Church Life @McGrathND]

Our new Holy Family Initiative video series is available in both English and Spanish, respectively, at the links below. ☘️⬇️

[McGrath Institute for Church Life @McGrathND]

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[McGrath Institute for Church Life @McGrathND]

We are excited to announce The Heart of the Family, a free, seven-part video series designed to help families rediscover the home as a domestic church: a place where faith is lived, shared, and passed on through everyday moments. Rooted in prayer, formation, and community, this series walks alongside families as they grow together in faith, inspired by the example of the Holy Family.

Through guided reflections, Scripture, and simple activities you can do at home, The Heart of the Family invites families to encounter God in the ordinary rhythms of daily life.

Join us in this guided family devotional, because the renewal of the Church begins at home.

Link in comments.