The Delirium of the Brave: Sacrifice for the Soul of the Irish Nation explores how failed rebellions against British rule inspired a powerful legacy of Irish patriotism, cultural revival, and the pursuit of independence. Drawn from Hesburgh Libraries' world-class Irish Studies collection in Rare Books and Special Collections and the University Archives, the exhibit features items that document the heroes, martyrs, and idealistic men and women who helped forge modern Ireland.

The Season of Creation will begin on September 1 and end on October 4, the feast day of Saint Francis of Assisi. If you're planning an event that coincides with this celebration of our Earth, let us know! We can share and help promote your event. Submit your event here What is the Season of Creation?  The Season of Creation is a time to renew our relationship with our Creator and all creation through celebration, conversion, and commitment together. During the Season of Creation, we join together in both prayer and action for our common home. Christians worldwide have embraced the season as part of their annual calendar. Pope Francis established the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation in the Roman Catholic Church in 2015, and in 2019 started celebrating the Season of Creation as well. In recent years, statements from religious leaders around the world have also encouraged the faithful to take time to care for creation during the month-long celebration.

The Season of Creation will begin on September 1 and end on October 4, the feast day of Saint Francis of Assisi. If you're planning an event that coincides with this celebration of our Earth, let us know! We can share and help promote your event. To kick off the start of the Season, the Word of Life Mural will be illuminated green.  Submit your event here What is the Season of Creation?  The Season of Creation is a time to renew our relationship with our Creator and all creation through celebration, conversion, and commitment together. During the Season of Creation, we join together in both prayer and action for our common home. Christians worldwide have embraced the season as part of their annual calendar. Pope Francis established the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation in the Roman Catholic Church in 2015, and in 2019 started celebrating the Season of Creation as well. In recent years, statements from religious leaders around the world have also encouraged the faithful to take time to care for creation during the month-long celebration.

The Season of Creation will begin on September 1 and end on October 4, the feast day of Saint Francis of Assisi. If you're planning an event that coincides with this celebration of our Earth, let us know! We can share and help promote your event. Submit your event here What is the Season of Creation?  The Season of Creation is a time to renew our relationship with our Creator and all creation through celebration, conversion, and commitment together. During the Season of Creation, we join together in both prayer and action for our common home. Christians worldwide have embraced the season as part of their annual calendar. Pope Francis established the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation in the Roman Catholic Church in 2015, and in 2019 started celebrating the Season of Creation as well. In recent years, statements from religious leaders around the world have also encouraged the faithful to take time to care for creation during the month-long celebration. Originally published at green.nd.edu.

"Life springs from death, and from the graves of patriot men and women spring living nations." — P.H. Pearse, August 1915 In 1803, Robert Emmet led a failed rebellion to overthrow British rule in Ireland. In 1848, a group called Young Ireland staged a brief revolt that was hastily crushed. The Fenian Brotherhood invaded British North America in 1866, and the IRB organized a series of unsuccessful raids in Ireland the following year. On Easter Monday, 1916, a small group of Irish insurgents launched a rebellion in Dublin that was quashed in under a week. While these four attempts to create an independent Ireland may have failed, they each gave rise to a powerful romantic narrative that captivated the spirits of the Irish at home and abroad. Out of sacrifice and tragedy sprang patriotic verse, defiant journalism, cultural revival, and eventually, Irish freedom from British rule. This exhibit features items from Rare Books and Special Collections and the University Archives that document the heroes, martyrs, and idealistic men and women who forged modern Ireland.

Come learn the importance of talking, singing, and playing with baby during a FREE 8 week parenting class. Babies are encouraged to attend with parent/caregiver. -- https://sjcpl.libnet.info/event/16107902

Interact with your baby while developing early reading skills through books, rhymes, songs and play. Recommended for children ages 0 – 2. -- https://sjcpl.libnet.info/event/15418564

Enjoy books, rhymes, and songs which build on practices that prepare children to learn to read. Recommended for ages 3 - 5. Families are welcome. -- https://sjcpl.libnet.info/event/15418652

Help your child develop skills to learn to read through free and guided play using our collection of toys and early literacy materials. Recommended for ages 0-5. -- https://sjcpl.libnet.info/event/15418802

As we approach America’s 250th anniversary, polarization and the prevalence of “us-versus-them" narratives, both within and between identity communities, create a feeling of threat that leads many to build walls rather than bridges. In this fireside conversation, panelists will discuss the Catholic Church's experience internally with diverse views, the Church's relationship with others, and broader questions about how the Church's own experiences can be a model of deliberation and discourse for building pluralism and strengthening democracy in the US during its 250th celebrations. This event is hosted in partnership with Interfaith America. Free and open to the public. Moderator  Kathy Cummings is the John A. O’Brien Collegiate Professor of American Studies and History at the University of Notre Dame. She is a fellow of the Keough Institute for Irish Studies and the Ansari Institute for Global Religious Engagement and serves as the director of the University-wide Global Catholic Research Initiative.PanelistsDean G. Marcus Cole is the Joseph A. Matson Dean and Professor of Law at Notre Dame Law School. Dean Cole is a leading scholar of the empirical law and economics of commerce and a leading University voice on religious freedom. He was a faculty member at Stanford Law School from 1997 until he came to Notre Dame. At Stanford, he held two endowed chairs and taught courses in the areas of bankruptcy, banking, contracts, and venture capital. Archbishop Shelton J. Fabre is the Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Louisville. He currently serves as chairman of the USCCB Committee of Domestic Justice and Human Development. He led the writing of the U.S. Bishops’ most recent pastoral letter on racism, Open Wide Our Hearts – The Enduring Call to Love, which was approved and published in 2018 President Donna Carroll became president of the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities (ACCU) on July 1, 2024, having served as the association’s executive director since September 2023. In 2022, ACCU honored her with the Rev. Theodore Hesburgh, CSC Award, for her significant services and contributions to Catholic higher education. Originally published at strategicframework.nd.edu.

Join the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies for an ice cream social on Debartolo Quad lawn! The gathering celebrates the start of the 2026-27 academic year and kicks off the Institute's year-long 40th anniversary festivities. All members of the Notre Dame community are welcome. Looking forward to having you with us! Originally published at kroc.nd.edu.

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