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1. 

   Holy Sparks

   Annie Dillard

   Winter 1998-99

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2. 

   The Lures of the Northwoods

   David McGrath

   September 03, 2026

3. 

   My Short Cut Home

   Erin Buckley ’08

   Summer 2026

4. 

   The Course of Their Lives

   Jason Kelly ’95

   Summer 2026

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5. 

   The Heart’s Contents

   Jason Kelly ’95

   Summer 2026

6. 

   Bound for College

   Mel Livatino

   Summer 2026

7. 

   No Substitute

   Barbara J. Mangione ’89 M.A.

   Summer 2026

8. 

   Overbooked

   Brigid Iannelli

   Summer 2026

9. 

   Will We Ever Learn?

   Paul Blaschko ’18 Ph.D.

   Summer 2026

10. 

    Aching for the Ethereal Light

    Bruce Lawrie

    Summer 2026

11. 

    Tales Out of School . . . College Road Trips

    Readers

    Summer 2026

12. 

    What Gives?

    Jason Kelly ’95

    Summer 2026

13. 

    What I’m Reading: The Professor’s House, Willa Cather

    Carla Galdo

    June 23, 2026

14. 

    What I’m Reading: D-Day, Stephen Ambrose

    George Spencer

    June 06, 2026

15. 

    Beyond Words

    Tom Montgomery Fate

    Summer 2026

16. 

    14th Annual Young Alumni Essay Contest

    Notre Dame Magazine

    May 19, 2026

17. 

    Harvesting Spring

    Sean Cuneo ’12

    May 18, 2026

18. 

    What I’m Reading: The Rats of Montsouris, Léo Malet

    Thomas O’Grady ’85Ph.D.

    April 28, 2026

19. 

    As He Saw It

    Katie Conboy ’86Ph.D.

    April 20, 2026

20. 

    What I’m Reading: Beartown, Fredrik Backman

    Brigid Iannelli

    April 14, 2026

21. 

    Creative Freedom

    Eugene Halton

    Spring 2026

22. 

    Notre Dame’s Service to the Nation

    Notre Dame Magazine

    Spring 2026

23. 

    The Western Canon

    Kerry Temple ’74

    Spring 2026

24. 

    The Mischiefs of Faction

    Robert Schmuhl ’70

    Spring 2026

25. 

    Church and State

    Richard W. Garnett

    Spring 2026

26. 

    The Revolution in Question

    Katlyn Marie Carter

    Spring 2026

27. 

    A Patient Listener

    Erin Buckley ’08

    Spring 2026

28. 

    The Language of the Soul

    Hope Joseph Okolie

    Spring 2026

29. 

    Side-Eyeing My E-Reader

    David McGrath

    Spring 2026

30. 

    Heaven Shrugged

    Kerith Mickelson ’91

    Spring 2026