Notre Dame Magazine

12/02/2025

Two Joyces in Rome — one the writer, one the bishop. In the Eternal City, writer Paul Elie traces their overlapping paths: skeptic and believer, both seeking meaning in a modern world:

Tracing the overlapping paths of two Joyces — artist and cleric, skeptic and believer — who negotiated a new world in the Eternal City

12/01/2025

We’re grateful to our writers whose stories earned national recognition this year. In this year's CASE Circle of Excellence awards, senior Ryan Murphy received a Gold Award for his story about the Fisher Regatta and the demolition of the dorm:

The boisterous, absurdist spirit of Fisher Hall’s signature event buoys a resilient community as the unloved building awaits the wrecking ball.

12/01/2025

Bishop Rhoades highlights religious liberty concerns as immigration policies shift

12/01/2025

A new leprechaun. Rockne's sweatshirt. An update to Grace Hall. And more, all in this issue's edition of "The Notebook":

Photo by Matt Cashore ’94 …

11/28/2025

We’re grateful to our writers, photographers and the Notre Dame community whose stories earned national recognition this year. The Catholic Media Association honored editor Jason Kelly with second place for best profile. Read the story:

Science dean Santiago Schnell, who knows firsthand the devastations of rare diseases, marshals mathematics to decode the mysteries of life and the secrets of health.

11/28/2025

Photo of the Week: When Pigs Fly

11/27/2025

“Be Catholic first.” Bishop Rhoades urges a human-centered approach to immigration as enforcement policies shift. We break down his remarks on dignity, fear and religious liberty. Read the full piece:

Bishop Rhoades highlights religious liberty concerns as immigration policies shift

11/27/2025

“The way I see it, every celebratory meal with loved ones is Thanksgiving — especially the carbohydrate- and butter-rich meals we share in November. When I pour and drink from the love of family and of friends on and around the Thanksgiving holiday, they are not distinct vintages. They are the same drink — rich and velvety, changed but not diminished with age, the kind that warms the body from the inside out.”

Why I resist distinguishing between friends and family Thanksgiving celebrations

11/27/2025

“Each Thanksgiving for maybe 10 years, when I was editor here, I wrote a thank you letter to someone to whom I owed a good measure of gratitude. I never wrote about Matt.”

Matt Storin ’64 will tell you that he is responsible for James Taylor’s marriage to Caroline Smedvig. And he is right. The story goes like this. In the early 1990s, Storin was editor of The Boston Globe, interviewing applicants for a position with the esteemed newspaper. He was impressed…

11/26/2025

On this day in 1842, Father Edward Sorin first set foot on what would become the Notre Dame campus. His journey here was quite a saga:

The saga of Father Edward Sorin's journey from France across the American frontier to the place called Sainte-Marie-des-Lacs.

11/26/2025

We’re grateful to our writers, photographers and the Notre Dame community whose stories earned national recognition this year. The Catholic Media Association honored Sean Callahan with first place for best article. Read the story:

A thirst for social justice drives labor leader Kurt Petersen ’87 in tenacious fights for workers’ rights. Now he’s waging his biggest battle yet — and winning.

11/26/2025

A snapshot from our feature on Evan Gage — theologian, rug dealer, community builder — shown through a few images that trace his unlikely path. Read the story: https://magazine.nd.edu/stories/the-gatherer/