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The McGrath Institute for Church Life at the University of Notre Dame partners with Catholic dioceses, parishes, and schools to address pastoral challenges with theological depth and rigor. By connecting the Catholic intellectual life to the life of the Church, we form faithful Catholic leaders for service to the Church and the world.

11/02/2026

Today the Church celebrates the Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed. Join host Leonard DeLorenzo on Church Life Today as he shares from his book "Our Faithful Departed: Where They Are and Why It Matters."

Long fascinated by the mystery we observe today, Lenny sees this as a mystery of longing in Christ—a longing of the living for their beloved dead, on a day clouded by unknowing but pierced by hope.

Episode linked in the first comment

11/01/2026

Today on the Feast of All Saints, the McGrath Institute for Church Life invites you to visit one of the many treasures of the University of Notre Dame: the Reliquary Chapel.

Just beyond the Lady Chapel in the Basilica of the Sacred Heart, the Reliquary Chapel invites pilgrims to encounter the tangible legacy of the Church’s saints. Consecrated in 1888 and renovated in 2024, the chapel now houses more than 1,600 relics associated with 784 saints, including relics associated with the twelve Apostles, the Blessed Virgin Mary, and numerous saints throughout the Church’s calendar.

At its center is a wax figure of St. Severa, a third-century martyr, whose remains rest in lead boxes beneath the figure. The chapel also contains a piece of the manger at Bethlehem and a relic of the True Cross. Here, these sacred treasures call us to remember the saints as real people who followed Christ and to embrace our own call to holiness.

To facilitate your pilgrimage, we share our updated Notre Dame Pilgrimage Guide at the link below.

10/31/2026

“As human beings, we are created in the image of God, not with a perfect genome, but with a perfect Savior."

“This is an opportunity to do some really deep thinking about what it is that makes us valuable as human beings ... we’re made to give and receive the love of our parents and our siblings, but also to receive God’s love. And that’s true regardless of what your genome is.”

Poignant words from the first episode of our fall Conversations That Matter series. Please join us on Tuesday, November 3rd, for a second session focused on resources for parents of children who have been diagnosed with a life-limiting diagnosis.

To register for the upcoming webinar and to listen to the recording of the past episode, visit the link in the first comment below.

10/30/2026

The University of Notre Dame has been beautifully described as “a place where the Church does its thinking”. Now, through a joint initiative with Notre Dame Theology, we are able to provide unprecedented support to help more members of the Church do their thinking at Notre Dame.

Last week we were honored to welcome the first cohort of emerging Catholic leaders to campus for a pilgrimage. This visit served as a vital step in their theological discernment, offering dedicated time for prayer, community building, and personal guidance from Notre Dame theologians and pastoral leaders. By introducing them to graduate theological opportunities across ND — including Echo, STEP, Camino, M.A., and M.Div. programs — we helped them imagine how theology could reshape their vocations.

We are deeply grateful to Fr. Kevin Grove and Juan Miguel Alvarez for their leadership on this new initiative. Please pray that our collaboration continues to bear much fruit.

📸 Swipe through to see highlights from the campus pilgrimage
📝 See link in comments to learn more about the initiative

10/27/2026

With support from Porticus, Katherine Angulo traveled to South Korea and Japan to help local Church leaders prepare for World Youth Day (WYD), taking place in South Korea in 2027.

Over the coming years, Katherine will work with South Korean Catholic leaders to strengthen formation for youth and young adults, equipping them to welcome pilgrims and nurture young people’s faith long after WYD ends. In Japan, she began helping local communities prepare to host missionary trips for young pilgrims ahead of the event.

Through this work, the McGrath Institute is helping leaders build the skills and programs needed to make WYD a lasting source of renewal for the Church.

10/23/2026

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10/21/2026

"Fulfilling the Catholic university's vocation to serve the Church, we pass on the riches of Catholic intellectual life to a global church through research, while lifting up the pressing pastoral needs of Church life to scholars across the globe."

—Tim O'Malley, Associate Director for Research, McGrath Institute

The scholarly work of our faculty and staff is foundational to the mission of the McGrath Institute, informing and enriching our service to the global Church.

In celebration of that work, we’re excited to share a new MICL Faculty & Staff Publications webpage, gathering books authored and translated by our Institute’s faculty and staff in one place.

Explore the breadth of our scholarship and discover resources that build up the life of the Church — in service to the world.

A preview is available below; see first comment for a direct link.

10/21/2026

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Notre Dame, IN
46556

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm

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(574) 631-5510

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https://mcgrath.nd.edu/pastoral, https://mcgrath.nd.edu/churchlifejournal, https://mcgrath.nd.edu/vision, https://mcgrat

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