Art and History
St. Maximilian Kolbe: Saint of Auschwitz
Jessica Keating, director of the Office of Human Dignity & Life Initiatives at the McGrath Institute for Church Life talks on the life of St. Maximilian Kolbe. This lecture is...
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The Game of the Century: A Clash of Perspectives On and Off the Gridiron
The year 1966 will long be remembered as one of protest and division over the escalating War in Vietnam and the rise of black power. It will also be remembered for a...
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St. Teresa of Calcutta: On the Occasion of her Canonization
Leonard DeLorenzo, director of Notre Dame Vision, part of the McGrath Institute for Church Life at the University of Notre Dame, talks on the newly canonized St. Teresa of...
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Broadcasting the Bicentennial Birthday Bash: History, Myth, and Ideology in Television’s Celebration of 1776
Accompanied by rare clips from the prestigious Peabody Awards Collection, this presentation analyzes how television programming from across the United States in 1976 celebrated...
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St. Faustina: The Divine Mercy of Vilnius and Priestly Self-Offering
Sr. Ann Astell, professor in the Department of Theology at the University of Notre Dame, speaks on St. Faustina as part of the Saturdays with the Saints lecture series for Fall...
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St. Joseph: A Father Rich in Mercy
John C. Cavadini, Director, Institute for Church Life and Professor of Theology at the University of Notre Dame presents the first lecture in the 2016 series of Saturdays with the...
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Fighting Words: English and American Boxing Literature from the Joyce Sports Collection
Notre Dame’s Rare Books and Special Collections is home to perhaps the strongest institutional collection of boxing-related books and periodicals in the United States. A...
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Fighting to Understand Our History
In 1916, a small contingent of Irish rebels attempted to take control of Dublin and declare Ireland an independent nation. Their effort failed and the leaders were executed, but...
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Notre Dame Boston Massacre Trial Re-Enactment
In this video, Notre Dame and Boston College law students make final arguments in a re-imagining of the Boston Massacre Trial 245 years ago, celebrating the importance of the...
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St. Ignatius of Loyola, Reformer: Speaking up for Catholic Tradition
Fr. Brian E. Daley, SJ, Catherine Huisking Professor of Theology, University of Notre Dame, speaking as part of the 2015 Saturdays with the Saints lecture series, featuring...
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Fighting to Preserve our Heritage
What if, in an instant, one of the world’s most renowned, most beloved, most iconic sites was destroyed? Across the globe, many important cultural heritage monuments face the...
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Augustine: Saint of Suspicion
Professor John C. Cavadini, professor of Theology and McGrath-Cavadini Director of the Institute for Church Life at the University of Notre Dame, speaks on Augustine, as part of...
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