Where on earth are we headed? Winter 2010-11

Where on earth are we headed? cover

Features

And What’s More . . .

by Christopher Kaczor ’94MMS, ’96Ph.D.

Ralph McInerny died one year ago. The breadth and brilliance of his legacy still astound.
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End of the Ride?

by Robert Schmuhl ’70

Americans face an uncertain future with deflated confidence in the institutions that have guided our way.
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Jesters Rule

by Jake Page

Maybe what we need in these times of pomp and self-importance is the truth-edged merriment that cuts through the malarkey. Send in the wise and witty clowns.
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A Will Rogers Political Sampler

The Doorway to Sainthood

by Kathleen Cummings ’99Ph.D.

Andre Bessette, the Holy Cross brother who was a doorkeeper at Notre Dame College in Montreal, ascends the altar of the saints.
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Things Notre Dame Students Like

by Bob Kessler ’09

Excerpts from the book’s 100 “insightful and delightful, serious and satirical” entries on ND culture.
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The Brothers Dunne

by Patrick Dunne ’60

One is a priest, a world-class theologian and revered teacher who has influenced generations of Notre Dame students. But to his brother, a lawyer, teacher and writer, he is Scribner.
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My Church Home?

by Don Wycliff ’69

Many African-American Catholics still wonder if the faith is a place of their own. Here's what some of them say.
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