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Robert P. Imbelli, a priest of the Archdiocese of New York, taught theology for 30 years at Boston College. Audio recordings of his lectures, “Christic Imagination: How Christ Transforms Us,” have recently been released by Now You Know Media.

An artistic rendering of Dante Alighieri from ‘Dante: Inferno’ to Paradise (courtesy of PBS) 
Arts & CultureTelevision
Robert P. Imbelli
Ric Burns’s splendid two-part PBS documentary, “Dante: Inferno to Paradise,” has brought Dante’s achievement beyond the groves of academe and into America’s living rooms.
FaithFaith and Reason
Robert P. Imbelli
There can be no separation between the confession of Christ and the transformation of life, between Christian thinking and Christian living, and between theology and spirituality.
Arts & CultureBooks
Robert P. Imbelli
Jonathan Ciraulo claims that “Balthasar’s theology as a whole is concerned, one could say consumed, with making the Eucharist the linchpin for all speculative dogmatics.” It is worth considering the ramifications of this view in four crucial areas of theology: Christology, theological anthropology, Trinitarian theology and eschatology.
FaithLast Take
Robert P. Imbelli
"Benedict placed the real presence of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist at the very center of Catholic faith and devotion."
Arts & CultureBooks
Robert P. Imbelli
The doctrine of atonement has fallen into disfavor in some theological circles and into general neglect in Catholic life. Margaret Turek's new book offers insights about the doctrine's importance.
Arts & CultureBooks
Robert P. Imbelli
The thrust of Bishop Erik Varden’s new book can be summed up in words preached on Pentecost Sunday: “We shouldn’t domesticate the Spirit. It comforts, but also devours.”
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FaithFaith and Reason
Robert P. Imbelli
The Christian of the future, as Karl Rahner, S.J. once suggested, will be one who has experienced a life-changing encounter with the living Jesus Christ.
FaithBooks
Robert P. Imbelli
Our shared faith in Christ is a precious inheritance that can by no means be taken for granted but must be re-appropriated ever anew.
FaithFaith and Reason
Robert P. Imbelli
Holiness is incumbent upon all, but we also must strive to embrace the challenge to reappropriate the language of the evangelical counsels, now recast as evangelical imperatives.
FaithFaith in Focus
James Martin, S.J.Robert P. ImbelliKevin AhernMeghan J. ClarkMichael J. O’Loughlin
“Rejoice and be glad!” is what Jesus said on the Sermon on the Mount. It is also the title of Pope Francis’ new apostolic exhortation on holiness in everyday life.