- 267
- Episodes
- 5
- Transcribed
- 49
- Ratings
- Bi-weekly
- Cadence
- 2018
- First episode
About Church Life Today
Hosted by Dr. Leonard DeLorenzo, of the McGrath Institute for Church Life at the University of Notre Dame (http://mcgrath.nd.edu), Church Life Today features conversations with pastoral leaders and scholars from around the country and covers issues that matter most to Church life today. Church Life Today is an OSV Podcasts partner.
- Publisher
- OSV Podcasts
- Category
- education · religion & spirituality · religion & spirituality
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 16 Apr 2018
- Latest episode
- 5 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
5 of 267 episodes have a transcript.
5 Oct 2026
What Kind of Ancestor Am I Becoming? Family, Money, and Legacy, with Josh Gentine
21 Sept 2026
Behold God’s Love: The Album, with Carolyn Pirtle
17 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings: A Catholic Journey
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Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings: A Catholic Journey
Published 17 Aug 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Since Frodo is shown to be still alive and has been taken captive in the direction Samwise must go anyway to bring the ring toward its destruction. But as they say, the struggle is real. Sam had to make a choice. And so part four. what goes unseen. The entire journey to destroy the ring of power is unexpected because the greater part belongs not to the strong, but to the weak, not to the wise, but to the foolish, not to the mighty, but to the meek. It is a journey against all odds, but to not make the journey would be tantamount to despondency, bound for utter despair. The greatest power of evil is the power to disempower those who are good, convincing them there is nothing to do, nothing to try, nothing to hope for. […]
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- Josh Gentine
- Carolyn Pirtle
- Brett Robinson
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.8 / 5
- 36 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.9 / 5
- 13 ratings
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