College of Arts and Letters
From Grammar to Metaphysics, From Adjectives to Evils
The keynote address given by Alasdair MacIntyre was part of the Fall Conference of 2017 called “Through Every Human Heart.” The Conference explored the perennial problem of...
watch videoThe Tyranny of the Moderns
Keynote address given by James Hankins (Harvard University) at the 2017 Notre Dame Fall Conference. This was a part of the Fall Conference of 2017 called, “Through Every Human...
watch videoWhen is Poverty a Virtue and Wealth a Vice
Keynote address given by Bishop Godfrey Onah (Diocese of Nsukka, Nigeria) at the 2017 Notre Dame Fall Conference titled “When is Poverty a Virtue and Wealth a Vice? The Struggle...
watch videoIs the God of the Old Testament Evil
Keynote address given at the 2017 Notre Dame Fall Conference by Gary Anderson (Notre Dame). This was a part of the Fall Conference of 2017 called, “Through Every Human Heart.”...
watch videoPhilosopher and Founding Director David Solomon on His Work and Establishing the Center
David Solomon, the founding director of the de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture, began his legendary career at Notre Dame in 1968 and retired in May 2016. During his tenure,...
Listen to PodcastSt. Robert Southwell, S.J.: A Eucharistic Poet
Timothy P. O’Malley, director of education at the McGrath Institute for Church Life and academic director of the Notre Dame Center for Liturgy at the University of Notre Dame,...
watch videoHealing Words, Healing Works: Supporting Recovery from Child Abuse and Neglect
Child abuse and neglect leads to destructive behavioral and physical health problems among millions of children each year. This talk will address how to support recovery from...
watch videoFighting Mosquito-borne Diseases
Leading up to the 2016 summer Olympics in Brazil, Zika virus ravaged South America, and photos and videos of patients haunted the news worldwide. A year later, Zika has fallen out...
watch videoBlessed Miguel Pro: The “Folly” of Martyrdom
Professor Timothy Matovina, Chair of the Department of Theology at the University of Notre Dame, presents on Blessed Miguel Pro. This lecture is the fifth of seven lectures in the...
watch videoRembrandt’s Etchings: Intimate Objects of Beauty and Faith
In 1991, the Raclin Murphy Museum of Art at the University of Notre Dame received a gift of 70 original Rembrandt etchings. For the first time in many years this entire group of...
watch videoFighting to End Poverty
In Dandora, Kenya, a sprawling neighborhood in Nairobi, housing for 250,000 people is built around the city’s largest dumpsite. Life near a large trash heap exposes the...
watch videoHistorian Brad Gregory on Martin Luther and the Reformation
Brad S. Gregory is Professor of History and Dorothy G. Griffin Collegiate Chair at the University of Notre Dame, where he has taught since 2003. From 1996-2003 he taught at...
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