‘Religion and Ethics’ Archives
Fr. Bob Barron of Word on Fire speaks on evangelization
Opening night at the Center for Ethics and Culture’s fall conference McKenna Hall once again staged the proceedings of Notre Dame's twelvth annual Center for Ethics and Culture Fall Conference. The hall buzzed with conversation, full to maximum capacity a full half an hour before the opening keynote lecture, delivered this year by Fr. Robert Barron of the archdiocese of Chicago. Fr. [...]
Made for ecstasy? Rodzinka hosts Theology of the Body speaker
Colin Nykaza, a popular high school speaker affiliated with the Goretti Group, addressed Notre Dame undergraduates in his talk, “Made for Ecstasy: Drugs, Alcohol, Sex…God?” Rodzinka, a club for promoting Catholic culture particularly the importance of the family, sponsored his talk, which took place during a homemade meal in the Knights of Columbus building. “Young people are [...]
What was the original sin?
In speaking of “original sin” we can turn to a scholastic distinction between the PECCATUM ORIGINALE ORIGINANS and the PECCATUM ORIGINALE ORIGINATUM. These Latin phrases offer us a theological insight which we would otherwise miss in English. The first phrase refers to “original sin” in the sense of “originating.” This means the personal sin of Adam. The second is “original sin” [...]
Sacred then, sacred now: Fr. Neil Roy addresses the new Roman Missal
Anticipating the implementation of the third Roman Missal this Advent season, the Orestes Brownson Council hosted “Sacred Then…Sacred Now: A Positive Assessment of the New English Translation of the Roman Missal.” The lecture was delivered by Fr. Neil J. Roy, STL, PhD. Recently appointed chaplain and associate professor at the College of Saint Mary Magdalen, he also previously served as a [...]
BC priest-professor speaks on Eucharistic adoration
The Notre Dame Center for Liturgy inaugurated its first annual lecture on liturgy with Fr. John Baldovin, S.J., professor of historical and liturgical theology at Boston College, addressing “Adoration of the Eucharist Today” on November 7. His lectured outlined the history of Eucharistic Adoration, the Church’s operative document on Eucharistic adoration from 1973, and the spirituality of [...]
Reflections on pilgrimage to St. Joseph’s Oratory
This fall, Notre Dame Campus Ministry led a group of students on a pilgrimage to St. Joseph’s Oratory in Montreal, Canada. The oratory was founded by St. André Bessette, the first member of the Congregation of Holy Cross’ to be canonized. Read on for one student’s reflections on the journey. And there it was, a heaping Canadian concoction of crispy fries and cheese curds that could [...]
Prenatal diagnosis: Embracing and supporting a culture of life
What can parents do when faced with a prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome or other medical conditions? Notre Dame alumna Mary O’Callaghan addressed this and other difficult questions as students and faculty gathered for the Notre Dame Center for Ethics and Culture’s fifth annual Bread of Life Dinner. Dinner attendees socialized over hors d’oeuvres before the main portion of the [...]
St. Edith Stein, icon of Christ
Professor discusses Jewish philosopher and martyr Theology Professor Cyril O’Regan recently delivered a lecture “St. Edith Stein and the Dark Night” as part of the Institute for Church Life’s “Saturday with the Saints” lecture series. O’Regan cited Pope John Paul II’s encouragement to the faithful “to be consoled and cheered by the examples of the saints, especially in [...]
Director of vocations speaks to implementation of new Mass missal
This interview concludes a series of articles which address the third edition of the Roman Missal. This new translation of the Mass will be implemented in the United States on the first Sunday of Advent, November 27, 2011. In the following interview, Fr. Jim Gallagher, CSC, director of the Office of Vocations and priest-in-residence in Zahm Hall, shares his insights on the changes. What do [...]
Religious persecution in modern America
The following homily, reprinted with permission, was delivered by Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades of the Fort Wayne-South Bend diocese on October 10. Delivered at the annual Mass celebrated for members of the legal profession, the Red Mass, the homily was met both a short burst of spontaneous applause and the departure of some members of the congregation. The Gospel we just heard is from the famous [...]
Former U.S. secretary of defense, L.A. archbishop promote nuclear disarmament
On Tuesday, Cardinal Roger Mahoney, archbishop emeritus of Los Angeles, and William Perry, former U.S. secretary of defense, addressed the importance of nuclear disarmament. Cardinal Mahoney focused on nuclear disarmament’s incompatibility with “the life and dignity of the human person,” which he described as the starting point for the U.S. bishops’ consideration of the matter. He has [...]
Alasdair MacIntyre encourages “re-reading” Aquinas
Distinguished philosopher Alasdair MacIntyre spoke at St. Mary’s College’s annual MacMahon Aquinas Lecture. His lecture was titled, “How Truth is Approached through Error: Rereading Aquinas’ Project at SUMMA THEOLOGIAE, Ia-IIae, qq. 1 and 2.” MacIntyre, the Rev. John A. O’Brien Senior Research Professor Emeritus at the University of Notre Dame and Senior Research Fellow at the [...]
Basilica rector describes Mass revisions
What would you say is the motivation for retranslating the existing texts? The current texts have served us well for a number of years, but they have been seen as deficient in areas of translation, vocabulary, style, and poetic language. In 2001 the Church issued a new document, LITURGIAM AUTHENTICAM, which presented new norms for the translation of Latin texts in the vernacular. Prior to [...]
Holy Cross brother lectures on the history of Holy Cross College
Holy Cross College (HCC), in collaboration with Holy Cross Village and the Brothers of Holy Cross, hosted an academic symposium entitled, “A Desire to Correspond with the Designs of God: Being and Doing the Brotherhood for the 21st Century.” Held in Driscoll Hall Auditorium, the seminar featured guest speaker Br. Joel Giallanza, CSC, a distinguished author and scholar of the Congregation of [...]
Notre Dame theology professor provides “missal alert”
Fr. Michael Driscoll, associate theology professor and co-director of the Masters of Sacred Music Program at Notre Dame, kicked off the annual Saturday Scholars lecture series with a talk entitled “Missal Alert: Preparation and Implementation of the New Translation of the Roman Missal.” Fr. Driscoll provided an overview of the history concerning the Roman Missal and the subsequent [...]