Past Lectures
2022
Saints of the Blessed Mother
September 10
Saint Alphonsus of Liguori
Ulrich Lehner, Warren Foundation Professor of Theology, Notre Dame
September 17
Saint Louis de Montfort
Andrew Ouellette, Director of Campus Ministry, Holy Cross College
October 15
Saint Mary in Dante
Leonard DeLorenzo, Director of Undergraduate Studies; Academic Director, Vision
October 22
Our Lady of Notre Dame
Kevin Grove, C.S.C., Assistant Professor of Theology
November 5
Saints of Our Lady's University
Meg Hunter-Kilmer, Catholic Author, Sullivan Family Saints Fellow
November 19
Saint Bernard, Doctor Marialis of the Middle Ages
Sr. Ann Astell, Professor of Theology
2021
Saints of Healing: Physical, Cultural, and Spiritual
September 11
"St. Francis and St. Augustine: Saints of Laudato Si"
John C. Cavadini, Director, McGrath Institute for Church Life; Professor of Theology, Notre Dame
September 18
Sr. Thea Bowman
Kayla August, Doctoral Student, Boston College
October 2
"Saints of the Black Death"
Timothy P. O’Malley, Director of Education, McGrath Institute for Church Life
October 23
"African American Saints in Waiting"
Ernest Morrell, Coyle Professor in Literacy Education, Notre Dame
October 30
"Julian of Norwich: Prodigal Healing and the Prodigious Mercy of God"
Cyril O’Regan, Huisking Professor of Theology, Notre Dame
November 6
"Saint Juan Diego and the Subversion of Conquest"
Timothy Matovina, Professor of Theology, Notre Dame
November 20
"Bernadette, The Spring, and The Immaculate One"
Catherine Cavadini, Associate Teaching Professor of Theology
2019
Saints of the Blessed Sacrament
"Linus, Cletus, Clement, and All the Saints of the Eucharistic Prayer"
Timothy P. O’Malley, Director of Education, McGrath Institute for Church Life
Saint John Henry Newman
The Eucharist and the Making of Saints
Cyril O'Regan, Huisking Professor of Theology, Notre Dame
Dorothy Day, Servant of God
The Eucharist Orders us to the Poor
John C. Cavadini, Director, McGrath Institute for Church Life; Professor of Theology, Notre Dame
Saint Thomas Aquinas, O.P.
The Eucharist as 'Sacrament of Charity'
Joseph Wawrykow, Professor of Theology, Notre Dame
Saint Alphonsus Liguori, C.Ss.R.
A Saint for the Impious
Francesca Murphy, Professor of Theology, Notre Dame
Saint Padre Pio
The Sacrament and the Stigmata
Nathan O'Halloran, S.J., Department of Theology, Notre Dame
Saint Gertrude the Great, O.S.B.
Visions of Communion
Sr. Ann Astell, Professor of Theology, Notre Dame
2018
Saints of Dialogue: Saints of Silence
Saint John of the Cross
Silences and the Spiritual Life
Cyril O'Regan, Huisking Professor of Theology, Notre Dame
The Monks of Tibhirine
Martyrs of Dialogue: The Monks of Tibhirine
Sr. Ann Astell, Professor of Theology, Notre Dame
Chiara Lubich
A Saint for a New Global Unity
Peter Casarella, Associate Professor of Theology, Notre Dame
St. Bruno the Carthusian
Silence and the Habit of Joy
Anthony Pagliarini, Assistant Teaching Professor of Theology, Notre Dame
Matteo Ricci, S.J.
A Saint for Inculturation
Fr. Nathan O'Halloran, S.J.
Bl. Charles de Foucauld
A Heart for Muslims
Gabriel S. Reynolds, Professor of Islamic Studies and Theology, Notre Dame
2017
"The foolishness of God is wiser than men." —1 Cor 1:25
Sts. Francisco and Jacinta Marto
The Child Saints of Fatima: On the Occasion of their Canonization
Sr. Ann Astell, Professor of Theology, Notre Dame
St. Philip Neri
God’s Humorist
Leonard DeLorenzo, Director of Notre Dame Vision
McGrath Institute for Church Life
St. Rose of Lima
Mother of the Poor
Jessica Keating, Director of Human Dignity and Life Initiatives
McGrath Institute for Church Life
Ven. Solanus Casey and St. André Bessette
Doorkeepers for God: On the Occasion of the Beatification of Ven. Solanus Casey
Fr. Kevin Grove, C.S.C., Assistant Professor of Theology, Notre Dame
Blessed Miguel Pro
The "Folly" of Martyrdom
Timothy Matovina, Professor of Theology, Notre Dame
St. Robert Southwell, S.J.
A Eucharistic Poet
Timothy P. O’Malley, Director of the Notre Dame Center for Liturgy
McGrath Institute for Church Life
St. Nicholas
Miracle Worker and Gift Giver
Gabriel Radle replaced Lawrence S. Cunningham
2016
Saints for the Year of Mercy
St. Joseph
A Father Rich in Mercy
John C. Cavadini, Director, McGrath Institute for Church Life; Professor of Theology, Notre Dame
St. Faustina
The Divine Mercy of Vilnius and Priestly Self-Offering
Sr. Ann Astell, Professor of Theology, Notre Dame
St. Teresa of Calcutta
On the Occasion of her Canonization
Leonard DeLorenzo, Director, Notre Dame Vision; Department of Theology, Notre Dame
St. Maximilian Kolbe
Saint of Auschwitz
Jessica Keating, Director, Office of Human Dignity & Life Initiatives, Notre Dame
Blessed Frédéric Ozanam
Founder of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul and Apostle of Charity
Lawrence S. Cunningham, O'Brien Chair of Theology, Emeritus, Notre Dame
St. Elizabeth of Hungary
Wife, Mother, Queen, Champion of Mercy
Fr. Terry Ehrman, C.S.C., Assistant Director, Life Sciences Research & Outreach, Center for Theology, Science and Human Flourishing, Notre Dame
2015
Saints Who Spoke Up and Spoke Out
Thomas More: Saint in a Time of Political and Cultural Crisis
Cyril O'Regan, Huisking Professor of Theology, Notre Dame
Catherine of Siena as Woman of the Word: "It is Silence that Kills the World"
Mary Catherine Hilkert, O.P., Professor of Systematic Theology, Notre Dame
Thomas Merton: The Contemplative as Activist
Lawrence S. Cunningham, O'Brien Chair of Theology, Emeritus, Notre Dame
Blessed Oscar Romero: Bearing Witness to the Good News of Jesus
Margaret Pfeil, Associate Professional Specialist, Department of Theology & the Center for Social Concerns, Notre Dame
Augustine: Saint of Suspicion
John C. Cavadini, Director, Institute for Church Life; Professor of Theology, Notre Dame
St. Ignatius of Loyola, Reformer: Speaking up for Catholic Tradition
Fr. Brian E. Daley, S.J., Huisking Professor of Theology, Notre Dame
2014
"Thank God for the saints whose feast days come around and remind us that we too are called to be saints." - Dorothy Day
"Mary" at Notre Dame
Lawrence S. Cunningham, O'Brien Chair of Theology Emeritus, Notre Dame
Theologian and More: Thomas Aquinas the Saint
Fr. Anthony Giambrone, O.P., Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Theology
A Family of Saints: Thérèse of Lisieux and her Parents, as encountered by Dorothy Day (Thérèse, 1960)
Katie Cavadini, Assistant Chair, Department of Theology, Director, M.A. Program.
Saints as Popes: The Canonization of Popes John XXIII and John Paul II
Cyril O'Regan, Huisking Professor of Theology, Notre Dame
The Holy Family: Images in Art
Dianne Phillips, Independent Scholar, South Bend
2013
Year of Faith
Blessed Franz Jägerstätter (1907-1943): Farmer, Conscientious Objector, and Martyr
Robert A. Krieg, Professor, Systematic Theology, University of Notre Dame
Four Women Martyrs of El Salvador: Ita Ford, Dorothy Kazel, Jean Donovan, Maura Clark
Margaret Pfeil, Assistant Professor, Joint Appointment, Department of Theology and Center for Social Concerns
Today's Christian Martyrs: Learning from the Sant'Egidio Icon of the New Martyrs
Daniel Philpott, Professor of Political Sciences and Peace Studies, University of Notre Dame
Fr. Stanley Rother, Servus Dei: "A Shepherd Cannot Abandon His People"
Rev. Virgilio P. Elizondo, Professor of Pastoral and Hispanic Theology; University of Notre Dame; classmate of Fr. Stanley Rother
The Communion of Saints: Where Love of God Becomes Love of Neighbor
Leonard DeLorenzo, Director, Notre Dame Vision
2012
Archbishop Oscar Romero, Servus Dei
Daniel G. Groody, C.S.C., Associate Professor of Theology and Director of the Center for Latino Spirituality and Culture, University of Notre Dame
St. Hildegard of Bingen: 35th Doctor of the Church
Margot Fassler
On Angels
Lawrence S. Cunningham, O’Brien Chair of Theology Emeritus, University of Notre Dame
Joan of Arc at the University: God, Country, and Notre Dame
Sister Ann Astell, Professor of Theology, University of Notre Dame
All Saints: The Communion of Saints in the Theology of Benedict XVII
Cyril O'Regan, Catherine Huisking Chair of Catholic Theology, University of Notre Dame
The Two Newest American Saints: Kateri Tekakwitha and Mother Marianne Cope
Kathleen Sprows Cummings, Director of the Cushwa Center for the Study of American Catholicism, and Associate Professor of American Studies, University of Notre Dame
2011
St. Teresa of Avila: First Woman Doctor of the Church
Keith J. Egan, Ph.D., Aquinas Chair of Catholic Theology Emeritus, St. Mary's College.
Edith Stein and the Dark Night
Cyril O'Regan
St. Francis of Assisi: In His Own Words
Lawrence S. Cunningham
Blessed John Paul II and All the Saints
Kathleen Sprows Cummings, Director of the Cushwa Center for the Study of American Catholicism, and Associate Professor of American Studies, University of Notre Dame
2010
Ever Ancient, Ever New: The Holiness of Blessed Teresa of Calcutta
Lawrence S. Cunningham
Miracles at the Door: Brother Andre and St. Joseph
John C. Cavadini
John Henry Newman: The Validity of Holiness in the Modern World
Cyril O'Regan