Religion
Fighting for Religious Understanding
Professor Ebrahim Moosa sits surrounded by an unlikely group. Before him are Muslim scholars from both Pakistan and India — typically unfriendly nations — mixed with a small...
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Another Form of Worship
It was Father Ron Raab, CSC, ’78, ’82M.Div., ’90M.A. who in 2014 first reached out to my husband, Geoffrey, a parishioner and furniture maker, and asked him to help restore...
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A Mystic for Our Time
The scenario is bleak: Consumerism and materialism dominate all aspects of social life. Older people look with alarm at the crumbling of civic and religious institutions. Young...
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Envoy to Albania
On a sunny Sunday morning at the edge of the Adriatic, Archbishop Charles Brown ’81 and I are at an impasse. The dirt road we’ve followed for miles has narrowed into...
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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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Reawakening the American Heart
The Center for Social Concerns’ 2018–19 annual theme was “Moving Margins: Living the Option for the Poor,” which examined how God calls us to give priority to the most...
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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.”...
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St. John of the Cross: Silences and the Spiritual Life
Cyril O’Regan, Huisking Professor of Theology at the University of Notre Dame, presents on St. John of the Cross. This lecture is the first of seven lectures in the 2018...
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Can Changing Our Views on Death Improve How We Live Our Lives?
Life is not possible without death and yet, modern medicine has waged an unending war against death. Now, a Notre Dame Institute for Advanced Study (NDIAS) residential fellow is...
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Connections Between Quran and Bible Illuminated in New Commentary
While Islam is often regarded as a stand-alone faith tradition, Gabriel Said Reynolds — University of Notre Dame professor of Islamic studies and theology — shows in his...
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Five Years of Pope Francis’ Papacy: Panel Discussion on Geopolitical, Ecumenical, and Cultural Perspectives
At the end of Pope Francis’ first five years in the papacy, this panel evaluates how he is calling the Church to encounter a deeper human experience by valuing diversity through...
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