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Thursday, January 19, 2023
Friday, January 20, 2023
March For Life 2023
Saturday, January 21, 2023
Art for Life at the National Gallery of Art

Join us for a narrated tour of the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C., focusing on pieces that evoke the Culture of Life. Gather under the dome of the Mercury Fountain in the Rotunda of the West Building. No RSVP necessary.…
Wednesday, January 25, 2023
A Culture of Life in Post-Dobbs America
On Wednesday, January 25 at 4:00 p.m. in the Andrews Auditorium, Geddes Hall, the Notre Dame Office of Life and Human Dignity and the Notre Dame Right to Life Club will welcome Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades, Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, and distinguished guests for a panel discussion on, "A Culture of Life in Post-Dobbs America. This event is free and open to the public.…
Thursday, March 2, 2023
"What Makes a University Catholic"
Join Bishop Robert Barron as he addresses undergraduate students on, "What Makes a Catholic University."
Bishop Barron will be celebrating 5:15 p.m. mass at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart before his lecture. All are welcome.
This event is co-sponsored by Student Government, Campus Ministry, deNicola Center for Ethics and Culture, and the McGrath Institute for Church Life.…
Monday, March 6, 2023
Global Catholicism: The Past, Present, and Future of the Church

Join us for a conversation on Charles and Jill Fischer Provost John T. McGreevy's Catholicism: A Global History from the French Revolution to Pope Francis…
Tuesday, March 21, 2023
Lecture: "Finding Mom in a St. Patrick's Day Minstrel Show: A Family's Legacy of Irish American Catholic Anti-Blackness"

Maureen H. O'Connell will deliver the 2022–2023 Cushwa Center Lecture.
O'Connell is a professor in the Department of Religion at La Salle University. Her writing and teaching focus on Christian/Catholic social ethics, racial justice, and the arts and social justice. She is the author of Undoing the Knots: Five Generations of American Catholic Anti-Blackness…
Tuesday, March 28, 2023
Weekly Mass

Join the de Nicola Center community for Mass each week in the Geddes Hall chapel.
*Please note, this week's Mass is earlier than normal, to accommodate a noontime lunch panel discussion…
To Speak Freely: Freedom of Expression in the Digital Age

Join the de Nicola Center for a panel conversation on The Collapse of Freedom of Expression: Reconstructing the Ancient Roots of Modern Liberty by Jordi Pujol, the latest release in the de Nicola Center's series "Catholic Ideas for a Secular World" with University of Notre Dame Press.…
Wednesday, March 29, 2023
POSTPONED | Lecture: What is the Catholic Intellectual Tradition?
***PLEASE NOTE- THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED AND WILL BE RESCHEDULED FOR A LATER DATE. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT MCGRATH@ND.EDU***
Explore the centuries-old tradition at the heart of a Catholic University. John C. Cavadini will discuss, "What is the Catholic Intellectual Tradition?" This event is free and open to the public. Reception to follow.…
Tuesday, April 4, 2023
Weekly Mass

Join the de Nicola Center community for Mass each week in the Geddes Hall chapel.
*Please note, this week's Mass is earlier than normal, to accommodate a noontime lunch panel discussion…
Tuesday, April 11, 2023
Weekly Mass

Join the de Nicola Center community for Mass each week in the Geddes Hall chapel.
*Please note, this week's Mass is earlier than normal, to accommodate a noontime lunch panel discussion…
Conversations about Nature and the Ethics of Grace with Gerald McKenny

Join Angela Carpenter (Hope College), Gilbert Meilaender (Valparaiso University), and Jean Porter (Notre Dame) for a conversation celebrating the release of The Ethics of Grace: Engaging Gerald McKenny…
Friday, April 14, 2023
Rice-Hasson Distinguised Lecture Series: John Garvey
Rice-Hasson Distinguished Lecture Series: John Garvey
What is the Marketplace of Ideas?
John Garvey is a nationally renowned expert in constitutional law, religious liberty, and the First Amendment. He served as the president of Catholic University of America from 2010-22.
The Rice-Hasson Distinguished Lecture Series is the flagship annual event and celebration of the Notre Dame Law School’s Program on Church, State & Society and promotes discussion and engagement about the law of religious freedom. The series is named to honor the late Notre Dame Law Professor Charles E. Rice as well as Kevin J. “Seamus” Hasson and his wife, Mary Rice Hasson.…
Tuesday, April 18, 2023
Weekly Mass

Join the de Nicola Center community for Mass each week in the Geddes Hall chapel.
*Please note, this week's Mass is earlier than normal, to accommodate a noontime lunch panel discussion…
Tuesday, April 25, 2023
Weekly Mass

Join the de Nicola Center community for Mass each week in the Geddes Hall chapel.
*Please note, this week's Mass is earlier than normal, to accommodate a noontime lunch panel discussion…
Saturday, April 29, 2023
2023 Evangelium Vitae Medal Celebration

The de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture at the University of Notre Dame will present the 2023 Notre Dame Evangelium Vitae…
Tuesday, May 2, 2023
Weekly Mass

Join the de Nicola Center community for Mass each week in the Geddes Hall chapel.
*Please note, this week's Mass is earlier than normal, to accommodate a noontime lunch panel discussion…