Dr. Robin Jensen, Professor of Theology at the University of Notre Dame and concurrent Professor of the History of Art, presents a survey of the ways the Holy Cross and Christ's Passion have…
Christopher Pramuk, PhD, Chair of Ignatian Thought and Imagination at Regis
University, presents the remarkable story of one-time slave trader John Newton,
the composer of the song “Amazing…
Dr. William Chafe, Emeritus Professor of History at Duke University, shines a light on how racism remains a powerful force in American society today, even though a great many Americans refuse to…
Elizabeth Blake, PhD, assistant professor of Russian at Saint Louis University, discusses the "Catholic underground" Dostoevsky portrayed in his works as he was alternately repelled and…
Fr. Paul Scalia, Episcopal Vicar for Clergy in the Diocese of Arlington, Virginia presents the 2018 Red Mass lecture, "In Fairness to the Pharisees: The Law, Laws, and Lawlessness,"…
Lay Catholic scientist Joel T. Nigg, director of the OSHU Psychology Division, suggests a science-affirming faith in God is not only possible but necessary for an integrated and holistic approach to…
Fr. Paul Kollman, CSC, Executive Director of Notre Dame's Center for Social Concerns, examines what Africa's growing role means for the Catholic Church from a global perspective, 2-13-18.…
Remarks by Fr. Thomas Hosinski, CSC, UP Emeritus Professor of Theology, as we celebrate the launch of his new book, The Image of the Unseen God: Catholicity, Science & Our Evolving Understanding…
Andrew Chesnut, Professor of Religious Studies at Virginia Commonwealth University, shines a light on the controversial Mexican folk saint of death and her skyrocketing popularity, 10/26/17. Hosted…
Investigative journalist Eileen Markey chronicles the spiritual and political journey that led Maryknoll Sister Maura Clarke to a Cold War martyrdom in El Salvador in 1980, 10/10/17. Hosted by the…
Blair Woodard of the UP Dept of History examines the fifty-year war of images between the US and Cuba and the role of the Catholic Church within this visual diplomacy, 10/5/17. Hosted by the…
Abbot Jeremy Driscoll, OSB, of Mt Angel Abbey presents this year's Red Mass lecture: "A Monastic Vision for Happiness in These Unhappy Times," 9/18/17. Hosted by the Garaventa Center.
"Against the Grain: Could Zeal for Solidarity be UP's Gift for Our Fractious Time?" presented by Christine Firer Hinze, PhD. Drawing from the Holy Cross legacy in dialogue with modern…