The Way of the Cross: A Passion Pilgrimage Through Song

The Way of the Cross: A Passion Pilgrimage Through Song

Led by Grammy® Award winner and Director of the Notre Dame Folk Choir Dr. J.J. Wright, discover The Passion, a new artistic production combining Scripture with original poetry and set to original music. Through Christ’s Passion, we learn to encounter suffering and incarnate love, to behold one another in our “not-enoughness.” As we enter the upcoming Lenten and Easter seasons, journey with the Folk Choir and some of our closest collaborators through the development, rehearsal, and performance process of The Passion. Along the way, explore the Passion and Resurrection in light of the most pressing issues on the minds of our students, including the clergy sexual abuse crisis, the role of women in the Church, and climate change.

Series Description

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Event 58 minutes Experience the Episode
Article Meet the Faculty: Kimberly Belcher '03 MA, '09 Ph.D. Kimberly Belcher '03 MA, '09 Ph.D., University of Notre Dame
Article Meet the Student Speaker: Noelle Dorvault '25 Noelle Dorvault '25, University of Notre Dame
Article Meet the Student Speaker: Anna Staud '22 Anna Staud '22, University of Notre Dame
Article Meet the Faculty: J.J. Wright ‘14 MSM, ‘17 DMA J.J. Wright ‘14 MSM, ‘17 DMA, University of Notre Dame
Article A Lenten 2026 Reflection from the Notre Dame Senior Alumni Shelley Muller Simon ‘76, Notre Dame Senior Alumni
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Event 62 minutes Experience the Episode
Article A Peek Behind the Curtain: Collaboratively Writing Lyrics for the Agony
Article Meet the Speaker: Tristan Cooley Tristan Cooley, librettist
Article Meet the Speaker: Eric Styles Eric T. Styles, University of Notre Dame
Article A Lenten 2026 Reflection from the Notre Dame Senior Alumni Shelley Muller Simon ‘76, Notre Dame Senior Alumni
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Event 60 minutes Experience the Episode
Article A Peek Behind the Curtain: The Creation of the Garden Scene
Article Meet the Student Speaker: Meg Beuter '24 Meg Beuter '24, University of Notre Dame
Article Meet the Speaker: Ike Sturm Ike Sturm, composer
Article A Lenten 2026 Reflection from the Notre Dame Senior Alumni Ron Vero ‘69, Notre Dame Senior Alumni
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Event 58 minutes Experience the Episode
Article Meet the Student Speaker: Julia Bellefeuille Canonico '20 MTS Julia Bellefeuille Canonico '20 MTS, University of Notre Dame
Article Meet the Student Speaker: Noelle Dorvault '25 Noelle Dorvault '25, University of Notre Dame
Article A Lenten 2026 Reflection from the Notre Dame Senior Alumni Patrick Sarb ‘76, ’78 M.S., Notre Dame Senior Alumni
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Event 58 minutes Experience the Episode
Article Meet the Student Speaker: Grace Murphy '22 Grace Murphy '22, University of Notre Dame
Article Meet the Student Speaker: Anna Staud '22 Anna Staud '22, University of Notre Dame
Article A Lenten 2026 Reflection from the Notre Dame Senior Alumni Mark A. Dobbertien ‘80, Notre Dame Senior Alumni
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Event 59 minutes Experience the Episode
Article Meet the Student Speaker: Meg Beuter '24 Meg Beuter '24, University of Notre Dame
Article Meet the Speaker: Tristan Cooley Tristan Cooley, librettist
Article A Lenten 2026 Reflection from the Notre Dame Senior Alumni Mary Ann Topping ‘79, Notre Dame Senior Alumni
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Event 95 minutes The Passion: Performed and Recorded Live from the University of Notre Dame
Video The Passion: Full Length Lyric Video
Article Passion Stories: The Students of the Notre Dame Folk Choir
Article A Lenten 2026 Reflection from the Notre Dame Senior Alumni Rev. Thomas (Tom) G. Streit, CSC, ’80, ’85 M.Div., ’91 M.S., ’94 PhD., Notre Dame Senior Alumni