Video series highlights sacred, meaningful moments for Advent season
From life-changing experiences in the classroom and moments of stillness at the Grotto, to warm remembrances of friends and family, tales of sacred and meaningful moments abound at the University of Notre Dame.
From life-changing experiences in the classroom and moments of stillness at the Grotto, to warm remembrances of friends and family, tales of sacred and meaningful moments abound at the University of Notre Dame. This Advent season, the Notre Dame Alumni Association invites members of the campus community, as well as the public, to share in such tales as part of Sacred Stories of Notre Dame, a series of daily video reflections from Notre Dame students, faculty, staff and alumni.
To view or sign up for the videos, visit sacredstories.nd.edu.
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- Sister Helen Prejean, others to speak at biennial Catholic Social Tradition ConferenceGuests including anti-death penalty advocate Sister Helen Prejean, of “Dead Man Walking” fame, and Bishop Alfred Agyenta of Ghana will deliver remarks during the upcoming Catholic Social Tradition Conference from March 23 to 25 at the University of Notre Dame.
- Sister Rosemary Connelly to receive 2023 Laetare MedalSister Rosemary Connelly, R.S.M., former executive director of Misericordia and lifelong advocate for individuals with developmental disabilities, will receive the University of Notre Dame’s 2023 Laetare Medal — the oldest and most prestigious honor given to American Catholics — at Notre Dame’s 178th University Commencement Ceremony on May 21 (Sunday).
- Catholicism panel discusses the Church in the 21st century Global SouthA March 6 panel discussion, “Global Catholicism: The Past, Present, and Future of the Church,” drew upon Provost John McGreevy’s book “Catholicism: A Global History from the French Revolution to Pope Francis” and featured comments from several experts.
- McGrath Institute for Church Life receives $1M grant to establish compelling preaching programThe McGrath Institute for Church Life at the University of Notre Dame has received a $1 million implementation grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to help establish a three-year program titled Savoring the Mystery: Catholic Preaching in an Age of Disaffiliation. This initiative, based out of the Notre Dame Center for Liturgy at the McGrath Institute, proposes a renewal of Roman Catholic preaching.
- Cardinal Robert W. McElroy, distinguished panel discuss questions of war and peace at Notre Dame Forum eventCiting the important work of previous popes and U.S. Catholic bishops over the past 60 years, Cardinal Robert McElroy, bishop of San Diego, led a discussion on the moral challenges of war and nuclear arms at the University of Notre Dame on Wednesday (March 1).
- Notre Dame Folk Choir to release new album on Christ’s Passion on Ash WednesdayOn Ash Wednesday (Feb. 22), the Notre Dame Folk Choir will release its latest album, “The Passion.” Through song and spoken word, the album’s 40 tracks present the events of Holy Week through the eyes of Jesus’ disciples, led by a character called Memory who guides them as they grieve the loss of their friend.
