TODAY: Integritas applications due

Applications for the Center's new student group, Integritas, a group that aims to integrate scholarship, spirituality, and service, are due today. It is open to 10-15 undergraduates who want to explore how the spiritual and corporal works of mercy complement one another. There is still space in the group, and it is open to Notre Dame, St. Mary's College, and Holy Cross College. Integritas begins Thursday, Nov. 4 with an opening Mass and dinner. Visit here to fill out and e-mail in the application!

TONIGHT: J.F. Powers lecture to conclude our Catholic Culture Series

Please join us TONIGHT for the last lecture in our Catholic Culture Literature Series, "Strangers in a Strange Land: Four Catholic American Authors." Rev. Marvin O'Connell, emeritus professor of history at Notre Dame, will be speaking on the works of J.F. Powers at 8 p.m. in DeBartolo Hall, room 141.

Tentative Conference Schedule Posted!

The initial program for our annual Fall Conference, "Younger than Sin: Retrieving Simplicity through the Virtues of Humility, Wonder & Joy" has been posted. Check it out on our Fall Conference page here!

Last Tailgate of the Year!

Don't miss our last tailgate of the year! Join us on Saturday as the Irish prepare to take on Stanford. Come early for coffee and doughnuts, and stay late for brats, hot dogs, and chicken-on-a-stick! You can find us in the Reserve-A Lot behind the Hesburgh Center, at the front corner of the parking lot facing DeBartolo Quad. Look for our banner and our tents.

Webinar: "Poor Prenatal Diagnosis of Lethal or Non-Lethal Conditions and Disability."

On Oct. 5 from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m., the diocesan Office of Family Life and the Notre Dame Center for Ethics and Culture will host a group viewing of a live webinar entitled "Poor Prenatal Diagnosis of Lethal or Non-Lethal Conditions and Disability." Presented by the National Catholic Partnership on Disability and the USCCB Secretariat for Pro Life Activities, the webinar will examine medical issues, Catholic Church teaching, pastoral care and family support, and provide the opportunity for live Q & A. The webinar will be held on Notre Dame's campus in 121 ITC (Information Technology Center), the building east of the reflecting pool in front of the Hesburgh Library.

St. Marcellus workshop in October

Each year, the Center for Peace and Nonviolence, a coalition of churches in South Bend, honor the Feast of St. Marcellus with a theological workshop. St. Marcellus is an early church martyr whose relics are kept in the Basilica of the Sacred Heart at Notre Dame. This year, on Thursday, October 28, William Cavanaugh will deliver the keynote lecture, and on Friday, October 29 Cavanaugh will run a workshop entitled "Theopolitical Imagination and the Mission of the Church." Since space is limited, registration is necessary.

Thursday, October 28 also includes a pilgrimage to the relics, a free dinner, as well as the evening prayer service at the Basilica. None of these events require registration, only Friday's workshop. The full schedule of events is available here.

TONIGHT: Flannery O'Connor lecture for our Catholic Culture Series

Please join us TONIGHT when Prof. Ralph Wood of Baylor University will contribute a lecture on the works of Flannery O'Connor to our Catholic Culture Series, "Strangers in a Strange Land: Four Catholic Americans." The lecture is at 8 p.m. in DeBartolo Hall Room 141. Ralph Wood has delivered many riveting lectures on Catholic authors for us in past years, and we have no doubt tonight's will be equally absorbing!

TONIGHT: Film screening of "Nine Days That Changed the World"

Join us tonight at 7 p.m. in Washington Hall for a screening of the film "Nine Days That Changed the World," a documentary about Pope John Paul II's visit to Poland in 1979 to support the Solidarity workers' rights movement. Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich and his wife Callista will be presenting the film. Free and open to the public; doors open at 6:30 p.m.

TONIGHT: Walker Percy lecture for our Catholic Culture Series

Join us tonight at 8 p.m. in DeBartolo Hall, Room 141, for our second "Strangers in a Strange Land: Four Catholic American Writers" lecture. Prof. John O'Callaghan of Notre Dame's philosophy department will be giving the lecture on southern writer Walker Percy. We hope to see you there! Video of the last lecture should be available on our website soon.

Tailgate with us this weekend!

Join us tomorrow as the Irish take on Michigan! You can find our tailgate in the Reserve A-Lot behind the Hesburgh Center, at the end of DeBartolo Quad. The best spread on campus, and the best company. Come early for coffee and donuts, or come late for brats and potato salad! Rain or shine, we are there. Go Irish, Beat Wolverines!!!

Film Screening: "Nine Days That Changed the World"

The Notre Dame Center for Ethics and Culture is screening the documentary "Nine Days that Changed the World" in Washington Hall on Monday, September 20, 2010 at 7 p.m. The event is co-sponsored by the Nanovic Institute for European Studies.

We are honored to host Newt and Callista Gingrich on campus as they visit to present their documentary about Pope John Paul II's historic nine-day pilgrimage to his native Poland in June of 1979 to support the Solidarity workers' movement. His visit created a revolution of conscience that transformed Poland and fundamentally reshaped the spiritual and political landscape of the twentieth century. Please join us for this very special occasion! The film screening is free and open to the public.

Integritas: Integrating scholarship, spirituality, and service in the Christian intellectual tradition--application period now open!

The Notre Dame Center for Ethics and Culture is launching Integritas, a new student formation program, this fall, designed to integrate the corporal and spiritual works of mercy. 10-15 students will have the opportunity to participate in dynamic seminars, engage in service in the South Bend community, worship together, and make a retreat. 

Beginning after Fall Break, participants will:

• Participate in monthly seminars to reflect on central texts in the Christian intellectual tradition, led by guest professors.

• Deepen their spiritual lives through liturgies and a Lenten retreat.

• Engage in service in the South Bend community to put their faith into action

• Visit Chicago to enjoy the culture the city offers.

• Create an intellectual community of professors and students with a vibrant Christian spirit.

We are accepting applications now! Download our application and submit it via email to ghannan@nd.edu or via campus mail to 1047 Flanner Hall. Participation is open to current undergraduate students at the University of Notre Dame, Saint Mary's College, and Holy Cross College who can commit to Integritas October 2010-May 2011. Activities will typically be scheduled for Thursday evenings, along with occasional weekend outings. Applications are due by September 30, 2010, and we will respond to applicants by October 8, 2010. Integritas will open with a Mass and dinner on Thursday, November 4.

Questions? Contact Greer Hannan, Event Planning Coordinator at the Center for Ethics and Culture.
Phone: 631-3192
Email: ghannan@nd.edu

TONIGHT: Ralph McInerny Lecture for our Catholic Culture Series

Remember to join us TONIGHT for our first installment of "Strangers in a Strange Land: Four Catholic American Authors." Center Director David Solomon will be lecturing on the works of Ralph McInerny at 8 p.m. in DeBartolo 141. We hope to see you there! If you can't make it, look out for the video of the lecture to be posted on our homepage soon.

Remind Me: Why Did Anyone Care If JFK Was a Catholic?

On Friday, Sept. 10 from 4-6 p.m. Prof. Michael W. McConnell, Director of the Stanford Constitutional Law Center, will deliver a lecture entitled "Remind Me: Why Did Anyone Care If JFK Was a Catholic?" in the Hesburgh Center Auditorium at Notre Dame. The lecture comes on the 50th anniversary of President Kennedy's historic speech on the separation of Church and state. The event is free and open to the public. It is sponsored by the Department of Political Science, a Henkels Interdisciplinary Lecture Grant, the Rooney Center for the Study of American Democracy, and the Tocqueville Program for Inquiry into Religion and American Public Life. for more information, call 574-631-7472.

Rosary for Life with Bishop Kevin Rhoades

This fall, from September 22-October 31, our diocese is uniting with hundreds of cities around the world for the largest and longest coordinated pro-life mobilization in history: the 40 Days for Life campaign. Recognizing that "with God all things are possible," people of faith are praying that this effort will help bring an end to the tragedy of abortion. 40 Days for Life is a focused pro-life campaign that has already mobilized over 350,000 people worldwide, saved for than 2,800 lives from abortion, led to the conversion of 38 abortion workers, and seen five abortion facilities close.

Join us at 6 p.m., Wednesday, September 22 next to the Women's Pavilion at 2010 Ironwood Circle in South Bend, for the beginning of our 40 Days for Life prayer campaign. Bishop Kevin Rhoades will lead us in a rosary for life.

Tailgate with us as Coach Kelly prepares for his first game!

We hope you'll join us this weekend on campus as we kick off another football season! As the Irish prepare to take on the Boilermakers, the Center for Ethics and Culture be tailgating with the best of them in the Reserve A-lot behind the Hesburgh Center. Look for our banner and stand-up tent. The verdict is still out on Coach Kelly, but we can guarantee the best tailgate spread on campus, and the best company! Come early (around 9 a.m.) for coffee and doughnuts, or stop by later for pulled pork. Look for us in the front corner of the lot, facing DeBartolo Quad, just off Notre Dame Avenue. And mark your calendars for Saturday, September 11 and Saturday, September 25 for tailgates before our home games against Michigan and Stanford. GO IRISH!