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Friday, January 24, 2020
Tuesday, January 28, 2020
Gold Mass for Science and Engineering

Celebrating the vital pairing of faith and science in answering the grand challenges that affect our neighbors close to home, as well as those around the world.
5:15 pm Mass at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart
6:15 pm Reception at Jordan Hall of Science Galleria
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Thursday, February 13, 2020
The Book that Changed My Life

“The Book that Changed My Life” Lecture features a prominent Notre Dame faculty member speaking on a book that changed his or her life and shaped the ways in which he or she was — and is — uniquely changed, challenged, and enriched by it. The faculty's reflection is followed by conversation and a reception. Our student Sorin Fellows who register to attend the lecture receive a copy of the featured book. Offered once a semester.…
Tuesday, April 7, 2020
POSTPONED: Bread of Life Dinner with Duncan Stroik
NOTE: This event has been postponed to the Fall Semester in accordance with the university's coronavirus guidelines. Check back in the Fall for the new date.

Bread of Life Dinners provide an opportunity for Notre Dame undergraduates and faculty to meet, reflect on, and discuss their attitudes toward culture of life issues.…
Saturday, April 25, 2020
POSTPONED: Evangelium Vitae Mass & Banquet
NOTE: This event has been postponed until Spring 2021. Please check back in the Fall for the rescheduled date.

The de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture will present the Notre Dame Evangelium Vitae…
Monday, June 15, 2020
Vita Institute 2020

Join us for a special 5-part webinar series on the fundamental life issues, presented by our premier Notre Dame Vita Institute faculty! This free series of lectures accompanied by live Q&A will explore the philosophical, biological, legal, theological, and sociological foundations of the pro-life issues with a focus on the beginning of life. Each evening's session will last 75 minutes.…
Tuesday, June 16, 2020
Vita Institute 2020

Join us for a special 5-part webinar series on the fundamental life issues, presented by our premier Notre Dame Vita Institute faculty! This free series of lectures accompanied by live Q&A will explore the philosophical, biological, legal, theological, and sociological foundations of the pro-life issues with a focus on the beginning of life. Each evening's session will last 75 minutes.…
Wednesday, June 17, 2020
Vita Institute 2020

Join us for a special 5-part webinar series on the fundamental life issues, presented by our premier Notre Dame Vita Institute faculty! This free series of lectures accompanied by live Q&A will explore the philosophical, biological, legal, theological, and sociological foundations of the pro-life issues with a focus on the beginning of life. Each evening's session will last 75 minutes.…
Thursday, June 18, 2020
Vita Institute 2020

Join us for a special 5-part webinar series on the fundamental life issues, presented by our premier Notre Dame Vita Institute faculty! This free series of lectures accompanied by live Q&A will explore the philosophical, biological, legal, theological, and sociological foundations of the pro-life issues with a focus on the beginning of life. Each evening's session will last 75 minutes.…
Friday, June 19, 2020
Vita Institute 2020

Join us for a special 5-part webinar series on the fundamental life issues, presented by our premier Notre Dame Vita Institute faculty! This free series of lectures accompanied by live Q&A will explore the philosophical, biological, legal, theological, and sociological foundations of the pro-life issues with a focus on the beginning of life. Each evening's session will last 75 minutes.…
Tuesday, July 28, 2020
Panel Discussion: Racism Is a Life Issue

Event cosponsored by the College of Arts and Letters, Notre Dame Law School, Mendoza College of Business, and Notre Dame Right to Life…
Tuesday, October 13, 2020
“What It Means to be Human: The Case for the Body in Public Bioethics”

"What it Means to be Human: The Case for the Body in Public Bioethics" - a panel discussion on the new book by O. Carter Snead.
With: Mary Ann Glendon, Harvard Law School; Ross Douthat, New York Times; Rod Dreher, The American Conservative; and O. Carter Snead, ND Law and director of the de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture.
This virtual event is free and open to the public.
Tuesday, October 27, 2020
Virtual Lecture: “John Paul II's Proposal for Europe: A Celebration of the Past or a Prophetic Invitation for the Future?” with Fr. Michał Paluch, Rector of the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas in Rome (Angelicum)

At the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Karol Wojtyła, the talk will remind the framework of the vision for Europe developed by John Paul II during his long pontificate. What has remained from his proposal after 15 years from his death? Is his proposal only a sign of his time or does it still contain its prophetic power today? We should look for the right answers analyzing the structural elements of his teaching which were transmitted by writings and gestures. It turns out that the core invitation of John Paul II's pontificate has its deeply European and universal dimension: we should live our identity as a strong identity but being committed to a process of conversion. Such a spiritual and intellectual project seems to keep its relevance today not only in Europe. …
Wednesday, December 2, 2020
Book Discussion: O. Carter Snead on "What It Means to Be Human"

Join de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture director O. Carter Snead at 7:00 p.m. ET on Wednesday, December 2, for an exclusive conversation with First Things…