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William F. Buckley Jr.: The Conscience of a Catholic Conservative
In this public lecture, Sam Tanenhaus will explore the ways that Catholicism and Catholic interlocutors shaped and...
Every Person in Every Mile
How can data and AI bridge healthcare gaps in rural America? Tune in to this dynamic discussion with top experts from...
Art, Religion, and Art Religion in Liszt’s Piano Music
Discover the profound intersection of faith and music in the life of Franz Liszt. A recent event featuring musicologist...
The Demands of Belonging
Aatish Taseer and Karan Mahajan explore the complex terrain of exile, identity, and the search for home. This essential...
The Human Network Behind the Data: Monitoring Peace in Colombia
Peace implementation is a long, nonlinear journey that requires more than just technical oversight—it requires a...
Medicine: A Vocation of Head and Heart with David Sandberg, M.D.
Brain and Heart: The Triumphs and Struggles of a Pediatric Neurosurgeon is a medical memoir that explores the thoughts...
A Walk Through South Bend
How can urban landscapes improve air and water quality, cool neighborhoods on a hot day, and support biodiversity?...
Bible Criticism
This month, Minding Scripture, which brings together the life the mind and the life of faith, asks guest speaker Nathan...
Everyday Holiness: Bishop Bob Lombardo, CFR, ’79
Listen to Bishop Bob Lombardo, CFR, Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago, as he shares his path towards religious life and...
What We Can Learn from Ukraine’s Fight for Democracy
Historian Olesya Khromeychuk challenges us to view democracy not as a static inheritance, but as a grueling “learning...
The Intersection of Faith, Music, and Neuroscience
Draw on centuries-old tradition of singing Psalms and Canticles in the Liturgy of the Hours to discover a conceptual...
Making the Space to Reimagine Teaching
When you become a teacher, you commit to a life of learning—not just for your students, but for yourself. You can...
Making Waves in the Medieval Mediterranean Sea
Listen in to a conversation with Dr. Thomas Burman, former director of Medieval Institute at the University of Notre...
Be Someone’s Miracle Today
What does it take to lead one of the top law schools in the nation? Learn that and so much more from G. Marcus Cole,...
Sickness and Healing
In light of the global Coronavirus pandemic, this month’s episode of Minding Scripture reflects on sickness, healing,...
Tony and Phyllis Lauinger
Meet the 2025 recipients of the Notre Dame Evangelium Vitae Medal, Anthony J. and Phyllis W. Lauinger of Tulsa,...
Peace Policy Spotlight: Nuclear War and Climate Change
This episode of Peace Policy, focuses on the co-mingling of two existential crises of our time: the threat of nuclear...
What’s the Point? Building with Circularity in Mind
Katie Fitzhugh, director of destruction at Repurpose Savannah, explains the importance of her work with the women-led...
Everyday Holiness: Dr. Carol Latronica ’77
Listen as Dr. Carol Latronica ’77, Rector of Welsh Family Hall, provides insight into her life and work in student...
Eclipses in Outer Space
Lauren Weiss Ph.D., assistant professor of physics and astronomy, will explore how astrophysicists use eclipses of...
Infinite Persons and Mass Politics: The Case of the Chilean Falange Nacional
Can theology defend democracy? In the twentieth century, prominent political theorists who aimed to protect democratic...
Exploring the Intersection of Faith and Music
Draw on centuries-old tradition of singing Psalms and Canticles in the Liturgy of the Hours to discover a conceptual...
Can Financial Markets Shape Citizens’ Votes? Evidence from the 2022 Brazilian Election
It is well documented that elected politicians care about financial market reactions to political and economic events,...
Teaching Students When (Not) to Use AI
When satellite maps became available on our phones, some wondered what we would lose by becoming less oriented to the...
Everyday Holiness: Nan Tulchinsky
Sit courtside with Nan Tulchinsky, a longtime scorekeeper for Notre Dame Women’s and Men’s Basketball, as she...
Leaving the Beaten Path
Listen in to a conversation with Dr. Andrea Robiglio, professor of History of Philosophy at KU Leuven, about the wide...
A Conversation with Cardinal John Onaiyekan on the Catholic Church as Peacebuilder in Africa
In this episode, Fr. Emmanuel Katongole, professor of theology and peace studies at the Kroc Institute, hosts a...
Qur’an Criticism
What importance do developments in critical scholarship on the Qur’an have for the life of faith? How have Muslims...
When Numbers Lie: Algorithms and AI
Data is the new gold, mined and used (for better or worse) every single day. Algorithms and artificial intelligence...
Conducting with Conviction
Draw on centuries-old tradition of singing Psalms and Canticles in the Liturgy of the Hours to discover a conceptual...
Everyday Holiness: Sister Mary Lynch, S.S.J.
Listen to Sister Mary Lynch, S.S.J., the longtime rector of McGlinn Hall, and she shares her calling to religious life...
Bringing the Term Paper into the Classroom
With the advent of AI, many are questioning the traditional model of having students do much of the heavy lifting of a...
Going on a Medieval Vision Quest
Listen in to a conversation with Dr. Ryan Szpiech, associate professor of Spanish and director of the Center for Middle...
Racism Roadtrip
This episode features three Keough School of Global Affairs students who took part in the course “Racial Justice In...
The Jewishness of the New Testament
This episode we welcome a distinguished New Testament scholar, Amy Jill Levine, who is the world expert on the...
The Secret Social Life of Bacteria
Have you ever wondered how bacteria communicate, cooperate, and even compete in ways that impact our health,...
Exploring Global Catholicism
Draw on centuries-old tradition of singing Psalms and Canticles in the Liturgy of the Hours to discover a conceptual...
Filming the Birth of the Spanish Language
Listen in to part two of a conversation with Dr. Ryan Szpiech, associate professor of Spanish and director of the...
Building Rapport in Online Courses
With Notre Dame’s Summer Online courses set to get underway in June, we turn our attention to teaching...
Everyday Holiness: Tami Schmitz
Listen as Tami Schmitz, Associate Director of Pastoral Care in Campus Ministry, tells about her strong foundation of...
SheLeads4Peace Summer School
Every year, the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) hosts the SheLeads4Peace Summer School, a...
Religious Pluralism
Under the conditions of globalization, more religious people than ever find themselves in close contact with members of...
Behind the Folds: The Mathematics of Origami
Origami combines art and science to transform a flat sheet of paper into a 3-dimensional sculpture. This presentation...
Discussing Donkeys in Lion-suits
Listen in to a chat with Dr. Emily Mahan ’21 M.A., ’22 Ph.D., who received her Ph.D. from Notre Dame’s Medieval...
Everyday Holiness: Sr. Gregory Healy, OSB, ’10 M.Div.
Journey with Sr. Gregory Healy, OSB, a Benedictine nun who has discovered God’s calling in life through the beauty of...
Connecting Coursework to Life Through Community-Based Learning and VR
Among the most fundamental promises education makes is this: What you learn here, on campus, will help you when...
Everyday Holiness: Dr. Jim O’Connell ’70
Walk the streets of Boston with Dr. Jim O’Connell as he describes his long path to a medical career and the...
Touring Through Centuries of Philosophy
Listen in to a chat with Dr. Peter Adamson, Professor of Philosophy in Late Antiquity and in the Islamic World at the...