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1. 

   As He Saw It

   Katie Conboy ’86Ph.D.

   April 20, 2026

2. 

   What I’m Reading: Beartown, Fredrik Backman

   Brigid Iannelli

   April 14, 2026

3. 

   Heaven Shrugged

   Kerith Mickelson ’91

   Spring 2026

4. 

   The Hole in the Sky

   Brian McMahon ’68

   Spring 2026

5. 

   Shocks to the System

   Valerie Sayers

   Spring 2026

6. 

   Praying for Fire

   Emily Dagostino ’02

   Spring 2026

7. 

   The Western Canon

   Kerry Temple ’74

   Spring 2026

8. 

   The Only Thing

   Jason Kelly ’95

   Spring 2026

9. 

   Carrying a Torch

   John Nagy ’00M.A.

   Spring 2026

10. 

    Changing the Equation

    Abigail Pesta '91

    Spring 2026

11. 

    Church and State

    Richard W. Garnett

    Spring 2026

12. 

    Our Fraying Social Fabric

    Anthony Walton ’82

    Spring 2026

13. 

    A Patient Listener

    Erin Buckley ’08

    Spring 2026

14. 

    The Language of the Soul

    Hope Joseph Okolie

    Spring 2026

15. 

    Notre Dame’s Service to the Nation

    Notre Dame Magazine

    Spring 2026

16. 

    The Revolution in Question

    Katlyn Marie Carter

    Spring 2026

17. 

    Side-Eyeing My E-Reader

    David McGrath

    Spring 2026

18. 

    The Mischiefs of Faction

    Robert Schmuhl ’70

    Spring 2026

19. 

    Creative Freedom

    Eugene Halton

    Spring 2026

20. 

    Living History

    Jason Kelly ’95

    Spring 2026

21. 

    I Swallowed the Moon

    Kathryn O’Callaghan

    February 17, 2026

22. 

    Do We Part

    Trini Bui ’16, MEd’18

    February 13, 2026

23. 

    What I’m Reading: Cyan Magenta Yellow Black, Kevin Fenton

    James McKenzie ’71Ph.D.

    February 02, 2026

24. 

    My Peaceful Day

    Kerry Temple ’74

    January 29, 2026

25. 

    What I’m Reading: Becoming Duchess Goldblatt, Anonymous

    Megan Koreman ’86

    January 15, 2026

26. 

    Liminality

    Katie Laurence ’21

    Winter 2025-26

27. What We’re Capable Of

    Jason Kelly ’95

    Winter 2025-26

28. How Meaning Found Me

    Douglas Curran ’00MFA

    Winter 2025-26

29. 

    The Depths of the Heart

    Gerard Thomas Straub

    Winter 2025-26

30. 

    Goodness Gracious

    Mel Livatino

    Winter 2025-26