Saturdays with the Saints


Saturdays with the Saints is a series of public lectures on the lives of the saints delivered on the morning of Notre Dame home football games. This event is sponsored by the McGrath Institute for Church Life.

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A Season with the Saints

The McGrath Institute for Church Life is inviting remote audiences to join University of Notre Dame faculty and staff for an online lecture series taking place this fall. The...

Religion and Philosophy

A Saint for the Impious

Francesca Aran Murphy is the author of numerous books, including Christ the Form of Beauty, God is Not a Story and a theological commentary on I Samuel. She is currently editing a...

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The Eucharist as ‘Sacrament of Charity’

Born and raised in Canada, Joseph Wawrykow did his doctoral work at Yale University and has taught at Notre Dame since graduation. He specializes in 13th-century Western theology,...

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The Eucharist Orders us to the Poor

John C. Cavadini is a Professor of Theology at the University of Notre Dame, having served as Chair from 1997-2010. Since 2000 he has served as the Director of the McGrath...

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The Eucharist and the Making of Saints

Cyril O’Regan is the Huisking Professor of Theology at the University of Notre Dame. He specializes in systematic and historical theology, with specific interests in the...

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Linus, Cletus, Clement, and All the Saint of the Eucharistic Prayer

Timothy P. O’Malley is the director of education at the McGrath Institute for Church Life and academic director of the Notre Dame Center for Liturgy. He holds a concurrent...

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St. Nicholas: Miracle Worker and Gift Giver

Gabriel Radle, Visiting Assistant Professor in Theology at the University of Notre Dame, presents on the life and cult of St. Nicholas of Myra. This lecture is the seventh of...

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A Heart for Muslims: Blessed Charles de Foucauld

Gabriel Reynolds, Professor of Theology at the University of Notre Dame, presents on Bl. Charles de Foucauld. This lecture is the sixth of seven lectures in the 2018 Saturdays...

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Matteo Ricci: A Saint for Inculturation

Fr. Nathan O’Halloran, S.J. presents on Fr. Matteo Ricci, S.J.. This lecture is the fifth of seven lectures in the 2018 Saturdays with the Saints series.

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St. Bruno the Carthusian: Silence and the Habit of Joy

Anthony Pagliarini, Assistant Teaching Professor of Theology at the University of Notre Dame, presents on St. Bruno the Carthusian. This lecture is the fourth of seven lectures in...

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Chiara Lubich: A Saint for a New Global Unity

Peter Casarella, Associate Professor of Theology at the University of Notre Dame, presents on Chiara Lubich, founder of the Focolare Movement. This lecture is the third of seven...

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Martyrs of Dialogue: The Monks of Tibhirine

Sr. Ann Astell, Professor of Theology at the University of Notre Dame, presents on the Monks of Tibhirine, the seven Trappist monks depicted in the film “Of Gods and Men.”...