Leonard J. DeLorenzo

Nov 11, 2024 | buzzsprout.com | Leonard J. DeLorenzo

Notre Dame professors Abigail Favale and Brett Robinson join me today to talk about Pope Francis’s new encyclical, Dilexit Nos: On the Human and Divine Love of the Heart of Jesus Christ. This is the second of two conversations on the encyclical that we are featuring on Church Life Today, each with faculty colleagues of mine from the McGrath Institute for Church Life.

Nov 1, 2024 | thedialog.org | Leonard J. DeLorenzo

By Leonard J. DeLorenzo, OSV NewsWhen the beloved disciple reclined his head upon the breast of the Savior (cf. Jn 13:25), he heard the beats of divine charity and felt the heat of God’s love. Among the Twelve Apostles, it was John alone who stood beside the Blessed Mother at the foot of the cross to witness and absorb the pain of Jesus’ Passion (cf. Jn 19:25-27). It was the same John who would later testify, quite simply, that “God is love” (1 Jn 4:8).

Oct 24, 2024 | thebostonpilot.com | Leonard J. DeLorenzo |Lucia Silecchia |Jenna Cooper

(OSV News) -- When the beloved disciple reclined his head upon the breast of the Savior (cf. Jn 13:25), he heard the beats of divine charity and felt the heat of God's love. Among the Twelve Apostles, it was John alone who stood beside the Blessed Mother at the foot of the cross to witness and absorb the pain of Jesus' Passion (cf. Jn 19:25-27). It was the same John who would later testify, quite simply, that "God is love" (1 Jn 4:8).

Oct 1, 2024 | oursundayvisitor.com | Leonard J. DeLorenzo

This exploration of what it means to be a Eucharistic people was not limited to the two days when the university’s campus served as a waystation on the “Marian Route” to the Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis. Instead, this scholarly and spiritual reflection began in earnest back in January, as part of preparing the way for the Eucharistic Lord to visit Our Lady’s university.

Jul 8, 2024 | oursundayvisitor.com | Leonard J. DeLorenzo

The end of parenting is letting go, but not prematurely. It is about bestowing freedom, but first shaping the conditions of freedom so that it may ripen, rather than becoming stunted under the sway of arbitrariness or fads or convenience. It is about giving but not controlling, directing but also releasing, guiding but without forcing. Parenting is an art because the end of parenting is about letting a work of art stand on its own.