Everyday Holiness: Col. Mike Hopkins

Friday, July 5, 2024 12:00 pm EST

February 21, 2020; Stars in the sky above the Sacred Heart Jesus statue on Main Quad (Photo by Matt Cashore/University of Notre Dame)

“A lot of times, some of the most rewarding activities you can do are the ones that are also the most challenging.” – Col. Mike Hopkins

Notre Dame parent and NASA AstronautĀ Col. Mike HopkinsĀ provides us a glimpse of his life’s many adventures, his development and growth in faith, and his perspective as someone who has twice been to space.

This episode was originally published by FaithND on October 22, 2021. To explore the entire library of Everyday Holiness podcast episodes and for more information about FaithND, please visit faith.nd.edu.

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