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Jerusalem TalksND: Fr. Anthony Giambrone

In this episode of Jerusalem TalksND, Avraham (Avrum) Burg joins Fr. Anthony Giambrone, who serves as Vice Director of...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Jul. 18, 2025

The Case of the Flat Arch

New fieldwork at the Sanctuary of the Great Gods on Samothrace reveals flat arches in the Doric frieze of the Stoa, a...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Jul. 18, 2025

Why Well-Run Companies Will Continue to Fail

What will the process of creation and renewal look like by 2035? How will we leverage innovation to meet the challenges...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Jul. 18, 2025

Human Dignity

How can Thomas Aquinas continue to influence the way we think about human dignity, even today? In a world more deeply...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Jul. 18, 2025

ND Perspectives: Policy Impacts From Campaigns to Capitals

The country’s leaders are governing from the White House and Congress to state capitals.  How are they progressing...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Jul. 25, 2025

When Notre Dame calls: the untold stories of ND Listens

Experience an in-depth look at ND Listens, the student call center on campus, as senior manager Cesar Sanchez...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Jul. 25, 2025

Our Greatest Prayers are Poems

Draw on centuries-old tradition of singing Psalms and Canticles in the Liturgy of the Hours to discover a conceptual...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Jul. 25, 2025

Modern Heresies about Women

Thirty years ago, in both Evangelium Vitae and his Letter to Women, Pope John Paul II issued a clear call for the...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Jul. 25, 2025

Everyday Holiness: Veronica Alonzo

Listen to Veronica Alonzo, Associate Superintendent for the Dallas Catholic Schools, talk about discovering meaning in...

12:00 PM ET Sun., Jul. 27, 2025

The Heart’s Desire & Educational Access

Rev. Dan Groody, C.S.C., interviews Notre Dame Trustee and Fellow Sara Martinez Tucker. She will discuss her passion...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Aug. 01, 2025

Kati Macaluso: Education, Devoted.

From the Grotto and St. Bernadette to Breen-Phillips Hall and Coach Leahy, envisioning a future for Catholic schools...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Aug. 01, 2025

Inside Notre Dame’s London Experience

In the heart of one of the world’s most historic and cosmopolitan cities, Notre Dame students are living out an...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Aug. 08, 2025

The Heart’s Desire & Being on the Margins

Subscribe to the ThinkND podcast on Apple, Spotify, or Google. Featured Speakers: 

12:00 PM ET Fri., Aug. 15, 2025

Notre Dame Science’s explosive new star

Science at Notre Dame just got a lot more exciting thanks to Kate the Chemist. As the University’s first-ever...

12:00 PM ET Mon., Aug. 18, 2025

Called to be Women: Mary’s Genius and Ours

Thirty years ago, in both Evangelium Vitae and his Letter to Women, Pope John Paul II issued a clear call for the...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Aug. 22, 2025

Taylor Kelly: Education, Joy-filled.

From following in Rev. Edward Sorin, C.S.C.’s clarinet playing footsteps, to leading others in the mission to educate...

12:00 PM ET Thu., Aug. 28, 2025

The Heart’s Desire & Listening for Vocation

Fr. Dan Groody interviews Parker Palmer, a world- renowned writer, speaker, activist, and founder and Senior Partner...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Aug. 29, 2025

Everyday Holiness: Prof. Margaret Pfeil

Listen to Prof. Margaret Pfeil discuss her long-time commitments of living at the local Catholic Worker community,...

12:00 PM ET Sun., Aug. 31, 2025

Why Salima Rockwell chose Notre Dame

The sport of women’s college volleyball has seen a meteoric rise in popularity, underscored by record-setting...

12:00 PM ET Mon., Sep. 01, 2025

Fr. Nate Wills: Education, Blended.

From seminary life in Old College and full house Masses at Keough Hall, to leading team prayer in the storied locker...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Sep. 26, 2025

Rethinking Complementarity

Thirty years ago, in both Evangelium Vitae and his Letter to Women, Pope John Paul II issued a clear call for the...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Sep. 26, 2025

Everyday Holiness: Fr. Jim Bracke, CSC

Listen to Fr. Jim Bracke, CSC, Notre Dame Staff Chaplain, as he reflects on his more than 40 years in priestly...

12:00 PM ET Sun., Sep. 28, 2025

Is There a Feminine Genius?

Thirty years ago, in both Evangelium Vitae and his Letter to Women, Pope John Paul II issued a clear call for the...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Oct. 24, 2025

Everyday Holiness: Fr. Lou DelFra, CSC

Listen to Fr. Lou DelFra, CSC, as he shares the moments that eventually led him to a vocation in religious life and...

12:00 PM ET Sun., Oct. 26, 2025

Will Newkirk: Education, Affirmed.

From jack-o-lantern tales and top-o-the-chart treats, to the authentic power of truth and healing in the Indigenous...

12:00 PM ET Thu., Oct. 30, 2025

The Female Body and a Culture of Life

Thirty years ago, in both Evangelium Vitae and his Letter to Women, Pope John Paul II issued a clear call for the...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Nov. 21, 2025

Gina Svarovsky: Education, Broadened.

From Thanksgiving family traditions like tropical turkey, secret stuffing, and pleasant pumpkin rolls, to becoming...

12:00 PM ET Mon., Nov. 24, 2025

Everyday Holiness: Dr. Andrew McShane

Hear the story of Dr. Andrew McShane, Director of the Notre Dame Liturgical Choir, as he reflects on a vocation that...

12:00 PM ET Sun., Nov. 30, 2025

Embodying Cultures of Life

Thirty years ago, in both Evangelium Vitae and his Letter to Women, Pope John Paul II issued a clear call for the...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Dec. 19, 2025

Everyday Holiness: Dr. Carol Latronica

Listen as Dr. Carol Latronica ’77, Rector of Welsh Family Hall, provides insight into her life and work in student...

12:00 PM ET Sun., Jan. 25, 2026

Everyday Holiness: Bishop Bob Lombardo, CFR

Listen to Bishop Bob Lombardo, CFR, Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago, as he shares his path towards religious life and...

12:00 PM ET Sun., Feb. 22, 2026

Everyday Holiness: Nan Tulchinsky

Sit courtside with Nan Tulchinsky, a longtime scorekeeper for Notre Dame Women’s and Men’s Basketball, as she...

12:00 PM ET Sun., Mar. 29, 2026

Everyday Holiness: Sister Mary Lynch, S.S.J.

Listen to Sister Mary Lynch, S.S.J., the longtime rector of McGlinn Hall, and she shares her calling to religious life...

12:00 PM ET Sun., Apr. 26, 2026

Everyday Holiness: Tami Schmitz

Listen as Tami Schmitz, Associate Director of Pastoral Care in Campus Ministry, tells about her strong foundation of...

12:00 PM ET Sun., May. 31, 2026

Everyday Holiness: Sr. Gregory Healy, OSB

Journey with Sr. Gregory Healy, OSB, a Benedictine nun who has discovered God’s calling in life through the beauty of...

12:00 PM ET Sun., Jun. 28, 2026

Everyday Holiness: Dr. Jim O’Connell

Walk the streets of Boston with Dr. Jim O’Connell as he describes his long path to a medical career and the...

12:00 PM ET Sun., Jul. 26, 2026