Notre Dame Magazine
Clear Genius
In his workshop in Room 119 of the centrally located but inconspicuous Rad Lab building, Kiva Ford does what he dreamed of doing as a boy: He makes a living making things. āThe...
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New Light in Old Darkness
Why the Middle Ages matter more than ever Imagine traveling to the vibrant port city of Alexandria, Egypt, in the year 1000. Perhaps you are a Muslim legal scholar making the...
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Travel Books
Gregory Greifās essay received an honorable mention in Notre Dame Magazineās 2019 Young Alumni Essay Contest.Ā Travel Books When traveling, I always make sure to bring a...
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Destination Mars
Before he answers any questions, Mark Kirasich wants to clarify the nature of his job. āI amĀ NASAāsĀ Orion program manager,ā he says, presuming ā correctly ā that...
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A Sisterhood of Sorts
When the University of Notre Dame went coed in 1972, it did so on the crest of a wave that seemed poised to change everything for American women. The Equal Rights Amendment had...
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A Remedy for Battered Hearts
How do you represent resilience? Is it Rosie the Riveter, her bicep flexed? Is it a diamond, one of the hardest substances on Earth? Or does resilience resemble hope, which Emily...
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The Days the Music Lived
On a Saturday afternoon in late April, the only sound in the grassy bowl behind the Bethel Woods Center for the Arts in Bethel, New York, is the occasional passing car. Sometimes...
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Newspaper Man
It was the summer of ā69, and Matt Storin was waiting anxiously in the U.S. Capitol press gallery for the Senateās return from its August recess. A month before,...
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The Lost Virtue
Ask people, āWho or what comes to mind when you hear the phrase āgreatness of soulā?ā and you will encounter blank looks and a confusing ragbag of replies. I know. Iāve...
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The Good Shepherd
The first time I heard about Stan Rother, I was standing in the room where he was killed. It was a sitting room, about 28 feet by 20 feet, in the rectory of Santiago ApĆ³stol, the...
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The Surprise-Packed Cosmic Funhouse
The world is a magical place. I believe this to be true, although many would quarrel with the meaning of āmagical.ā It is surely a realm possessed of wonders. Many of these...
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To Believe is Human
The capacity to see beyond whatās in front of our eyes has shaped humanity in profound ways, says AgustĆn Fuentes, the Rev. Edmund P. Joyce, CSC, Professor of Anthropology....
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