ND in the News: April 2021
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Crux
Church ponders the pastoral ‘now’ awaiting post-pandemic future
April 03, 2021
“It’s really important that the church over the next three, four weeks, five weeks, as we start to think post-pandemic more intensely, and even more over this summer period, doesn’t just get back to business as normal, but thinks very carefully about the strategy for cultivating and enriching this communal life right now,” Timothy O’Malley, director of education at the University of Notre Dame McGrath Institute for Church Life told Crux.
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McGrath Institute for Church Life
CNBC
President Biden is the nation’s 2nd Catholic president.
Video
April 03, 2021
Kathleen Sprows Cummings talks to The News with Shepard Smith.
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American Studies
USA Today
Rep. Matt Gaetz's media blitz publicized a federal investigation. Legal experts say that poses risks
April 03, 2021
Jimmy Gurulé, a University of Notre Dame law professor and former federal prosecutor, said there is no advantage for a suspect to mount his defense in public, when statements could be incriminating, provide law enforcement with new leads or later be found false.
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Notre Dame Law School
America
My 8-year-old son has taught me—a sacramental theologian—how to love the sacraments again.
April 01, 2021
Timothy P. O’Malley is director of education at the McGrath Institute for Church Life and author of Real Presence: What Does It Mean and Why Does It Matter (Ave Maria Press, 2021).
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Yahoo
Better education 'doesn't lead to greater job satisfaction'
April 01, 2021
Researchers from the University of Notre Dame discovered that there was "almost no relationship" between formal higher educational attainment, such as a university degree, and having job satisfaction.
Catholic News Service
Poll finds church membership continues downward trend in 21st century
April 01, 2021
“The poll doesn’t note that fewer than 50% of American’s don’t believe in God. It’s important to note that across society institutional belonging is not high right now,” said Timothy O’Malley, director of education at the McGrath Institute for Church Life at the University of Notre Dame.
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