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Doctoral student researches history of Catholicism, American liberalism at Vatican archives

Adriana Perez | Wednesday, September 30, 2020

Between study sessions, doctoral candidate Susanna De Stradis takes breaks at a small, private courtyard cafe of the Vatican Apostolic Archive to drink coffee, meet other scholars and “zoom back to the present day.” De Stradis recently started conducting research into the Vatican’s archives for her dissertation during her third year as a doctoral student

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Panelists discuss new book on Fr. Hesburgh’s life, legacy

Jack Lyons | Wednesday, April 17, 2019

The final phrase of University President Emeritus Fr. Theodore Hesburgh’s obituary lauds his contributions to Notre Dame. “That the Notre Dame of today … stands as one of the world’s great universities is the lasting legacy of Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C.” the obituary said. For Fr. Wilson Miscamble, that recognition came with a cost. “Might

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Theologian explores relationship between humanity and ecology

Ryan Kolakowski | Tuesday, March 5, 2019

Humanity is losing the lexicon to properly interact with the natural world, Christopher Thompson, professor of moral theology at the Saint Paul Seminary School of Divinity of the University of St. Thomas, said Monday evening at his lecture titled “Integral Ecology and the Promise of Green Thomism.” “Something has gone wrong,” he said. Thompson argued

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Ave Maria Press serves national Catholic community

Thomas Murphy | Wednesday, January 30, 2019

Across St. Joseph’s Lake, past Moreau Seminary and beyond Moreau Drive, there stands a flat, unassuming building adorned in brick familiar to the quads of Notre Dame. But despite its ordinary appearance, the building is home to one of America’s oldest and largest Catholic publishing houses, complete with over a century and a half worth

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Novelist shares experiences as Catholic writer

Carolyn Hutyra | Sunday, September 28, 2014

Novelist Ron Hansen gave a lecture entitled “Seeing into the Middle of Things: On Being a Catholic Writer” sponsored by Notre Dame’s Cushwa Center for the Study of American Catholicism on Friday. Hansen is an author of eight novels, including “A Wild Surge of Guilty Passion” and “Exiles,” as well as three short story collections,