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Everyday Holiness
Aquinas at 800
Approaching Asia
Forging a Future in Haiti
Caregiving with Dignity
For Good: Stories of Notre Dame
Building an Anti-Racist Vocabulary Podcast
A Pathway to Hope
Ethics at Work Podcast
Evidence Matters
Designed for Learning
Education for Flourishing
Creating Your Inspired Journey
Black Domers 2
Beyond the Border: The Realities of Migration
Game Changers
Civil Discourse: Becoming a Better Conversation Partner
A Hell of a City: Dante’s Inferno on the Road to Rome
Anticipatory Innovation
An Irish Christmas at Kylemore
Consider This! Simplifying the COVID-19 conversation
Black Domers
Bridging the Divide 2020
Communicating Across Cultures
Letras Latinas
Jerusalem TalksND, Season Two
Inspiring Conversations: Kinship
Global Dialogues: The Worsening Water Crisis
Journey Towards Purpose
Minding Scripture
Heart's Desire and Social Change
Lenten Perspectives: The Art of the Raclin Murphy Museum
Our Universe Revealed
Indigenous Voices
London in Song
Pilgrimage for Healing and Liberation
Notre Dame Religious Liberty Summit: Rome 2022
Leadership in Public Conversation
London Shakespeare Lecture 10th Anniversary Series
Jerusalem TalksND Podcast
Mental Health and the Catholic Church
Neuroscience and (Your) Behavior
Lenten Music Through the Ages
Grace Period
Numbers Can Lie
Hitchcock in London
Leading People in an Ever-Changing World
Literature & Film in Lockdown

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Jerusalem TalksND: Fr. Anthony Giambrone

In this episode of Jerusalem TalksND, Avraham (Avrum) Burg joins Fr. Anthony Giambrone, who serves as Vice Director of...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Jul. 18, 2025
Religion and Philosophy
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The Case of the Flat Arch

New fieldwork at the Sanctuary of the Great Gods on Samothrace reveals flat arches in the Doric frieze of the Stoa, a...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Jul. 18, 2025
Art and History
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Why Well-Run Companies Will Continue to Fail

What will the process of creation and renewal look like by 2035? How will we leverage innovation to meet the challenges...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Jul. 18, 2025
Business
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Human Dignity

How can Thomas Aquinas continue to influence the way we think about human dignity, even today? In a world more deeply...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Jul. 18, 2025
Religion and Philosophy
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ND Perspectives: Policy Impacts From Campaigns to Capitals

The country’s leaders are governing from the White House and Congress to state capitals.  How are they progressing...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Jul. 25, 2025
Law and Politics
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When Notre Dame calls: the untold stories of ND Listens

Experience an in-depth look at ND Listens, the student call center on campus, as senior manager Cesar Sanchez...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Jul. 25, 2025
Leadership
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Our Greatest Prayers are Poems

Draw on centuries-old tradition of singing Psalms and Canticles in the Liturgy of the Hours to discover a conceptual...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Jul. 25, 2025
Art and History
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Modern Heresies about Women

Thirty years ago, in both Evangelium Vitae and his Letter to Women, Pope John Paul II issued a clear call for the...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Jul. 25, 2025
Religion and Philosophy
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Everyday Holiness: Veronica Alonzo

Listen to Veronica Alonzo, Associate Superintendent for the Dallas Catholic Schools, talk about discovering meaning in...

12:00 PM ET Sun., Jul. 27, 2025
Religion and Philosophy
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The Heart’s Desire & Educational Access

Rev. Dan Groody, C.S.C., interviews Notre Dame Trustee and Fellow Sara Martinez Tucker. She will discuss her passion...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Aug. 01, 2025
Leadership
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Kati Macaluso: Education, Devoted.

From the Grotto and St. Bernadette to Breen-Phillips Hall and Coach Leahy, envisioning a future for Catholic schools...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Aug. 01, 2025
Health and Society
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Inside Notre Dame’s London Experience

In the heart of one of the world’s most historic and cosmopolitan cities, Notre Dame students are living out an...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Aug. 08, 2025
Leadership
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The Heart’s Desire & Being on the Margins

Subscribe to the ThinkND podcast on Apple, Spotify, or Google. Featured Speakers: 

12:00 PM ET Fri., Aug. 15, 2025
Religion and Philosophy
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Notre Dame Science’s explosive new star

Science at Notre Dame just got a lot more exciting thanks to Kate the Chemist. As the University’s first-ever...

12:00 PM ET Mon., Aug. 18, 2025
Leadership
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Called to be Women: Mary’s Genius and Ours

Thirty years ago, in both Evangelium Vitae and his Letter to Women, Pope John Paul II issued a clear call for the...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Aug. 22, 2025
Religion and Philosophy
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Taylor Kelly: Education, Joy-filled.

From following in Rev. Edward Sorin, C.S.C.’s clarinet playing footsteps, to leading others in the mission to educate...

12:00 PM ET Thu., Aug. 28, 2025
Health and Society
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The Heart’s Desire & Listening for Vocation

Fr. Dan Groody interviews Parker Palmer, a world- renowned writer, speaker, activist, and founder and Senior Partner...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Aug. 29, 2025
Religion and Philosophy
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Everyday Holiness: Prof. Margaret Pfeil

Listen to Prof. Margaret Pfeil discuss her long-time commitments of living at the local Catholic Worker community,...

12:00 PM ET Sun., Aug. 31, 2025
Religion and Philosophy
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Why Salima Rockwell chose Notre Dame

The sport of women’s college volleyball has seen a meteoric rise in popularity, underscored by record-setting...

12:00 PM ET Mon., Sep. 01, 2025
Leadership
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Fr. Nate Wills: Education, Blended.

From seminary life in Old College and full house Masses at Keough Hall, to leading team prayer in the storied locker...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Sep. 26, 2025
Religion and Philosophy
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Rethinking Complementarity

Thirty years ago, in both Evangelium Vitae and his Letter to Women, Pope John Paul II issued a clear call for the...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Sep. 26, 2025
Religion and Philosophy
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Everyday Holiness: Fr. Jim Bracke, CSC

Listen to Fr. Jim Bracke, CSC, Notre Dame Staff Chaplain, as he reflects on his more than 40 years in priestly...

12:00 PM ET Sun., Sep. 28, 2025
Religion and Philosophy
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Is There a Feminine Genius?

Thirty years ago, in both Evangelium Vitae and his Letter to Women, Pope John Paul II issued a clear call for the...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Oct. 24, 2025
Religion and Philosophy
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Everyday Holiness: Fr. Lou DelFra, CSC

Listen to Fr. Lou DelFra, CSC, as he shares the moments that eventually led him to a vocation in religious life and...

12:00 PM ET Sun., Oct. 26, 2025
Religion and Philosophy
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Will Newkirk: Education, Affirmed.

From jack-o-lantern tales and top-o-the-chart treats, to the authentic power of truth and healing in the Indigenous...

12:00 PM ET Thu., Oct. 30, 2025
Health and Society
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The Female Body and a Culture of Life

Thirty years ago, in both Evangelium Vitae and his Letter to Women, Pope John Paul II issued a clear call for the...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Nov. 21, 2025
Religion and Philosophy
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Gina Svarovsky: Education, Broadened.

From Thanksgiving family traditions like tropical turkey, secret stuffing, and pleasant pumpkin rolls, to becoming...

12:00 PM ET Mon., Nov. 24, 2025
Health and Society
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Everyday Holiness: Dr. Andrew McShane

Hear the story of Dr. Andrew McShane, Director of the Notre Dame Liturgical Choir, as he reflects on a vocation that...

12:00 PM ET Sun., Nov. 30, 2025
Religion and Philosophy
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Embodying Cultures of Life

Thirty years ago, in both Evangelium Vitae and his Letter to Women, Pope John Paul II issued a clear call for the...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Dec. 19, 2025
Religion and Philosophy
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Everyday Holiness: Dr. Carol Latronica

Listen as Dr. Carol Latronica ’77, Rector of Welsh Family Hall, provides insight into her life and work in student...

12:00 PM ET Sun., Jan. 25, 2026
Religion and Philosophy
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Everyday Holiness: Bishop Bob Lombardo, CFR

Listen to Bishop Bob Lombardo, CFR, Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago, as he shares his path towards religious life and...

12:00 PM ET Sun., Feb. 22, 2026
Religion and Philosophy
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Everyday Holiness: Nan Tulchinsky

Sit courtside with Nan Tulchinsky, a longtime scorekeeper for Notre Dame Women’s and Men’s Basketball, as she...

12:00 PM ET Sun., Mar. 29, 2026
Religion and Philosophy
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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...

12:00 PM ET Sun., Apr. 26, 2026
Religion and Philosophy
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Everyday Holiness: Tami Schmitz

Listen as Tami Schmitz, Associate Director of Pastoral Care in Campus Ministry, tells about her strong foundation of...

12:00 PM ET Sun., May. 31, 2026
Religion and Philosophy
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Everyday Holiness: Sr. Gregory Healy, OSB

Journey with Sr. Gregory Healy, OSB, a Benedictine nun who has discovered God’s calling in life through the beauty of...

12:00 PM ET Sun., Jun. 28, 2026
Religion and Philosophy
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Everyday Holiness: Dr. Jim O’Connell

Walk the streets of Boston with Dr. Jim O’Connell as he describes his long path to a medical career and the...

12:00 PM ET Sun., Jul. 26, 2026
Religion and Philosophy
ND News
by Christine Grashorn
Carbon emissions continue to increase at record levels, fueling climate instability and worsening air quality conditions for billions in cities worldwide. Yet despite global commitments to carbon neutrality, urban policymakers... Full story
ND in the News
Seated in his book-lined study on the second floor, the law school’s dean, G. Marcus Cole, alternated between pride at recent achievements and indignation at the idea that the faculty... Full story
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