Leonard J. DeLorenzo, Ph.D., works in the McGrath Institute for Church Life and teaches theology at the University of Notre Dame. His book What Matters Most offers more on related topics. Subscribe to his weekly newsletter, “Life, Sweetness, Hope,” at bit.ly/lifesweetnesshope.
In the latest installment of his series “Letters to a Young Catholic,” professor and writer Leonard DeLorenzo turns his focus to the subject of friendships — namely, how to sustain these relationships when they often seem so fleeting at various times in
For more than a year, writer Leonard DeLorenzo has been writing a series for Our Sunday Visitor called “Letters to a Young Catholic.” In it, he has explored areas of interest to young people such as “how to pray,” “how to work
Notre Dame theology professor Leonard DeLorenzo continues his series “Letters to a Young Catholic” by writing about how to read Scripture: “To read Scripture well, we must pay attention and open ourselves to being changed. The point of Scripture is not to
In a recent In Focus for Our Sunday Visitor, Leonard J. DeLorenzo writes about the joy and danger of Christmas. He writes: “The question at Christmas is not about whether God will act for us. The babe born of Mary is the
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 Testament names and images — so that
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? Would you shift your focus to those
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 given totally and unreservedly to undeserving people.
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, more alive, more engaged, more responsible. The difference
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 is all about fulfillment, which is not
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 that not all dates have to feel