Timothy P. O’Malley, Ph.D., is the director of education at the McGrath Institute for Church Life at the University of Notre Dame.
Reflecting on the Second Sunday of Lent, Timothy O’Malley writes: “If we are to celebrate the resurrection on Easter, we must gaze upon Our Lord, see his suffering, and the suffering of our neighbor here and now.” Three apostles witnessed Jesus’ transfiguration,
As we journey through the first days of Lent, Tim O’Malley, reflecting on the First Sunday of Lent, reminds us “Penance is not a mode of self-punishment, whereby we, the Christian, prove our mettle against our bodies. This focus puts Lent squarely
The readings for the Sixth Sunday of Ordinary Time speaks of leprosy. Tim O’Malley relates leprosy to the COVID-19 pandemic. He says, “Even if we distance ourselves from others to spare them from the virus, a consequence of social distancing is that
Reflecting on the Fifth Sunday of Ordinary Time, Timothy O’Malley says “Job got it wrong. Life is not meaningless, precisely because God is faithful to us even in the darkness.” O’Malley says, “Jesus’ healings are the beginning of an answer to Job’s
For the Fourth Sunday of Ordinary Time, Timothy O’Malley says Jesus’ “word is effective. Through speech, the power of God’s word casts out demons from a suffering man.” O’Malley says: “In our churches each day, the living word of Jesus Christ is
Reflecting on the readings for the Third Sunday of Ordinary Time, Timothy O’Malley says that to be a fisher of men is to participate in the work of discipleship, inviting others into the kingdom. St. Paul instructs us on the attitude we
For the Second Sunday of Ordinary Time, Tim O’Malley writes that Jesus asks the two disciples, “What are you looking for?” This question of Jesus is addressed not just to those two disciples but to us. To be a human being is
The feast of the Epiphany of the Lord reminds us glory shines once more. Timothy O’Malley writes: “The Magi, through the wisdom of a star, find their way to a hidden babe. He possesses no power. He shows no glory. And yet,
On the feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph, Tim O’Malley says “Let us worry less about how we measure up against the Holy Family. And instead, let us assume the vision of Mary and Joseph, who recognized in
For the Fourth Sunday of Advent, Tim O’Malley speaks of the glorious poverty of a God, who loved us so much, that he became one of us. He says, “The wondrous commitment of a God, who came into the world hidden from