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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
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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