Mission Revive-Our Faithful Departed: Where They Are and Why It Matters with Dr. Leonard DeLorenzo

Join your Mission Revive hosts Bob Newberry and Anne Costa for an engaging interview with Dr. Leonard J. DeLorenzo.  His new book, Our Faithful Departed: Where They Are and Why It Matters, is part of the Engaging Catholicism Series offered by Ave Maria Press.  Leonard serves in the McGrath Institute for Church Life and teaches theology at the University of Notre Dame. He is the award-winning author of eight books, including Our Faithful Departed: Where They Are and Why It Matters (Ave Maria, 2022), Into the Heart of the Father (Word Among Us, 2021), and What Matters Most: Empowering Young Catholics for Life’s Big Decisions (Ave Maria, 2018). He has also edited three books, with the most recent being The Chronicles of Transformation: A Spiritual Journey with C.S. Lewis (Ignatius, 2022). In addition to teaching and writing, Leonard travels the country and the world to give talks on a variety of topics like the spirituality of the saints, character formation, the biblical imagination, and parish renewal. He is also the host of the popular radio show and podcast Church Life Today. He and his wife Lisa live in South Bend, Indiana with their six children. You can find Leonard online at www.leonardjdelorenzo.com and subscribe to his weekly newsletter, “Life, Sweetness, Hope”, at bit.ly/lifesweetnesshope. 

You can find his new book here: www.avemariapress.com/products/our-faithful-departed