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!

Strangers in a Strange Land: Four Catholic American Authors

This year’s Catholic Culture Literature Series features four influential and fascinating Catholic American authors. Flannery O’Connor, Walker Percy, J.F. Powers, and Ralph McInerny poignantly engaged American culture while standing at a distance from it. With these lectures, we hope to inspire Notre Dame undergraduate students to read and appreciate the work of these great Catholic luminaries as invaluable to their Catholic formation. Each speaker will spend part of his talk on the complex commitments each of these authors had to their Church and their country.


Join us each Tuesday this September at 8 p.m. in DeBartolo Hall room 141 at Notre Dame!

Tuesday, September 7, 2010
 Ralph McInerny
Prof. David Solomon, University of Notre Dame

Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Walker Percy
Prof. John O’Callaghan, University of Notre Dame

Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Flannery O’Connor
"Branding with the Cross: Flannery O'Connor on the Comic Character of Christian Formation."
Prof. Ralph Wood, Baylor University

Tuesday, September 28, 2010
J.F. Powers
Rev. Marvin O’Connell, Emeritus, University of Notre Dame