During the Feast of All Souls, I had the great privilege of concelebrating Mass at the border between Ciudad Juarez in Mexico and Anapra in New Mexico. Each year Mass is offered for all those who have died trying to cross the border.
I am dialing Donna’s phone number as I am scraping some food stuff off the table with my fingernail. She is out. I am sure doing something productive like swimming or taking her son to a skating lesson
The latest eclectic list of blogs, essays, stories, videos and other gems by and about ND people.
The popular comic strip Molarity previewed in The Observer in 1977. Take a trip back in time for the classic strips here.
Strips 6 through 10 of the popular comic strip Molarity, which previewed in The Observer in 1977.
Strips 11-15 of the popular comic strip Molarity, which previewed in The Observer in 1977.
Strips 11-15 of the popular comic strip Molarity, which previewed in The Observer in 1977.
The editors of Notre Dame Magazine offer our latest eclectic list of blogs, essays, stories, videos and other gems by and about ND people.
I am a stay-at-home mother of three children, in my early 40s, and last year I decided I wanted something which involved goals and a feeling that I was accomplishing something other than matching socks and making jelly sandwiches.
Welcome back to Molarity Redux, the seventh strip in the updated, continuing adventures of Jim Mole and friends.
View a video of emergency workers in Haiti.
Attend Mass in the rubble of Ste. Rose de Lima church in Leogane, Haiti, March 2010. This panoramic image provides a 360-degree view and there is audio, so be sure to turn volume up or down as appropriate.
I make a lot of parenting mistakes. Some are minor, like forgetting we need ketchup or, in a moment of desperation at the ice rink, putting Diet Coke in Emma’s sippy cup. Now she loves the stuff. This week I made a major mistake.
Step by step, the Haitians rebuild, and Notre Dame is very much part of it.
Slide show featuring photos taken by Matt Cashore during his March 2010 trip to earthquake-ravaged Haiti.
A street scene from Leogane, Haiti, taken by Matt Cashore about two months after the Jan. 12, 2010, earthquake. Includes ambient sound.
Seen and heard on the Notre Dame campus, spring 2010.
Life has a certain way of sneaking up on you. It dawned on me one day that Lou Holtz was four coaches ago; many of my colleagues do not remember where they were when Kennedy was shot because they were not yet anywhere.
Nine awarded honorary degrees
In addition to Brian Williams, commencement speaker and NBC Nightly News anchor, eight other distinguished individuals from education, engineering, law, philanthropy, science and the Church received honorary degrees this year. They were:…
The earthquakes that recently rumbled Haiti, Chile and China also dominated the media with Richter-scale force. For a few days, it’s nonstop coverage as survivors are dragged from the rubble and families share their grief with the world. But as action shifts from the disaster itself to the arduous work of making life normal again — providing food, medicine, shelter and hope for those who have lost so much — the TV crews leave.…
Notre Dame’s 165th commencement went back to the future on May 16. For the first time since 1959, the University’s graduation exercises were held outdoors in Notre Dame Stadium.
Katie Washington, the 2010 Notre Dame valedictorian
A new campus center taps deeper into undergraduates’ intellectual potential.
‘Just us and Carnegie Hall’: Concert band rocks renowned venue
If you’re a regular visitor to the land of blogs, then you’re familiar with its vast and varied citizenry: mad moms and money managers, political activists and poodle aficionados, all finding an audience and a niche online. Not surprising, then, that some Notre Dame faculty members regularly chime in and offer their own specialized expertise in the blogosphere.…
Creative works from Notre Dame people.
The ancient tradition of pilgrimage combines physical travel to a holy place with a spiritual journey. I had the chance to make two such trips in recent months.
Letters to the editor
At this point in her life’s journey, Maraya Steadman ’89, ’90MBA is a stay-at-home mother of three. Her Notre Dame diplomas hang in the laundry room as she struggles with trying to fold fitted sheets.