Director Carter Snead Joins Top European Policymakers in Croatia to Discuss Bioethics and the Future of Europe
Late last month, Carter Snead, William P. and Hazel B. White Director of the Notre Dame Center for Ethics and Culture and professor of
…Center Faculty Advisory Committee Member Francesca Murphy on Notre Dame's Curriculum Review
Public Policy Fellow Helen Alvare on Women and the Catholic Church
Frank Bruni’s column on the Catholic Church’s treatment of women could inspire two masters theses in two disciplines. The journalism thesis would take on the shallowness to which opinion writing sinks when the subject matter is religion and women. The pastoral theology thesis would treat women in the Catholic Church today.
Public Policy Fellow Maureen Condic Testifies Before Congress
On Wednesday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill banning abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy. The last time the House considered this bill, Center Public Policy Fellow Maureen Condic testified before Congress that a fetus can feel pain even before 20 weeks. You can read an excerpt from…
16th Annual Fall Conference Call for Papers: "For Freedom Set Free"
‘We must be missionaries of the Gospel of Life’: Carl Anderson Accepts Evangelium Vitae Award
The Center for Ethics and Culture was pleased to bestow the 2015 Notre Dame Evangelium Vitae Medal on Supreme Knight Carl Anderson and the Knights of Columbus at the fifth annual Evangelium Vitae Medal banquet Sunday evening, April 26.
Undergraduate Sorin Fellow Reflects on Center Medical Ethics Conference in Rome
The following article was written by Center Sorin Fellow Lauren Saunee, who participated in the Center's Medical Ethics Conference in Rome over Spring…
Director Reflects on ND's Pro-Life Witness
Below is a piece by Center Director Carter Snead. It was originally published on Public Discourse.
One of the most iconic images from…
Nobel Laureate James Heckman, Cardinal Müller Headline Fall Conference on Poverty
A Nobel laureate and the Vatican’s leader on Church doctrine were just two of the more than 60 distinguished scholars and 600 guests who gathered at Notre Dame for the Center for Ethics and Culture’s 15th Annual Fall Conference (October 30–November 1), an event that opened with a personal…
Center to Award ND Evangelium Vitae Medal to Carl Anderson and the Knights of Columbus
The University of Center Sponsors Student Internship at the Vatican
Book in Center Series Receives Catholic Press Association Award
The Catholic Press Association has awarded a Book Award in the area of faith and science to Christopher Kaczor's A Defense of Dignity: Creating Life, Destroying Life, and Protecting the Rights of Conscience. Grounded in the Catholic…
Director Carter Snead on Hobby Lobby Ruling
Below is a statement from O. Carter Snead, Director of the Notre Dame Center for Ethics and Culture and Professor of Law at Notre Dame Law School, regarding today's Supreme Court ruling in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby.
"Today’s Supreme Court opinion in Hobby Lobby is a strong and…
Professor Snead to Deliver Presentation at National Right to Life Convention
Come hear Center Director Carter Snead's plenary address on the first day of the National Right to Life's Annual Convention this week at the historic Galt House Hotel in Louisville, Kentucky! The convention will take place from Thursday, June 26, through Saturday, June 28.
On June 26, at 12:45…
Director Carter Snead: SCOTUS Ruled Correctly on Buffer Zones
On Thursday, June 26th, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) handed down its decision in McCullen v. Coakley, unanimously striking down a Massachusetts law that created 35-foot "buffer zones" around abortion clinic entrances. The Court ruled that the law violated the First Amendment.
ND Law Prof. Discusses Hobby Law Case
In today's L.A. Times, ND Law Prof. Richard Garnett discusses the merits of Hobby Lobby's lawsuit against the Department of Health and Human Services. The company is suing HHS over a rule in the Affordable Care which will require it to provide insurance coverage for contraception and some drugs that many believe can cause abortions.
Former Edith Stein Fellow Angela Miceli on Authentic Feminine Excellence
Angela Miceli, the Center's former Edith Stein Fellow, has penned a piece focusing on authentic Feminine Excellence over at Public Discourse. In the piece, Miceli, who is now an instructor at the University of Navarre, responds to recent articles by Princeton University's Anne-Marie Slaughter and Elizabeth Corey about whether women can "have it all."
Center to Host On-Campus Screening of Mandela Film
On Thursday, December 12th at 6:30 pm, the Center will sponsor a film screening in the Browning Cinema of the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center. The film, entitled Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, portrays the life of Nelson Mandela, the South African anti-apartheid leader who served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1998.
Carter Snead to Be Honored by St. Thomas More Society at Red Mass
Center Director Carter Snead will be honored with the St. Thomas More Award from the St. Thomas More Society. The Award is given to one person each year who has made a special contribution to the cause of religious liberty.
The Red Mass is celebrated annually…
Center Director Carter Snead to Deliver Weiss Lecture in Bioethics
Center Director Carter Snead will be delivering several lectures in Oklahoma this week as a part of the A. Kurt Weiss Lectureship. The main event will take place on Friday Sept 13, 2013 at noon in the East Lecture Hall at Oklahoma University. Professor Snead will give a presentation to OU medical…
Center Fellow Discusses Pope Francis' Papacy in Washington Post
Fr. William Dailey, CSC, discussed Pope Francis' papacy over at the Washington Post. Fr. Bill is the Thomas More Fellow at the Center, and he provides a thoughtful reflection on the substance and style of Pope Francis' tenure so far.
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Read Carter Snead's Testimony Before TX State Senate on Late- Term Abortion Ban
Testimony of Professor O. Carter Snead, William P. and Hazel B. White Director, Center for Ethics and Culture, and Professor of Law, University of Notre Dame
Regarding the Constitutionality of SB1, SUBCHAPTER C. ABORTION PROHIBITED AT OR AFTER 20 WEEKS POST-FERTILIZATION.…
Carter Snead to Deliver Keynote at National Right to Life Convention
The Notre Dame Center for Ethics and Culture is happy to announce that O. Carter Snead, William P. and Hazel B. White Director and Professor of Law will deliver the keynote address at the 43rd annual National Right to Life Convention in Dallas, Texas.
Dr. Edmund Pellegrino Has Died
Dr. Edmund Pellegrino, long-time Center friend and Clarke Lecturer, has died. Below is a short tribute to a great man.
The Passing of an Icon
Prof. Edmund D. Pellegrino MD, Professor Emeritus of Medicine and Bioethics,
…Leigh Snead on Marriage and Fertility
2013 Fall Conference Call for Papers Released!
The Center is happy to announce that its 2013 Fall Conference Call for Papers has been released! This year's theme will be Fearfully and Wonderfully Made: The Body and Human Identity.
Evangelium Vitae Medal Awarded to Sisters of Life
The Center for Ethics and Culture was proud to cosponsor the Notre Dame Evangelium Vitae Medal, which was presented to Mother Agnes Mary Donovan and the Sisters of Life last week.