Notre Dame Magazine

07/30/2025

Hey, Domers: Do you have fond memories of Notre Dame gamedays or campus snowball fights?
Tell us about it!

Deadline for gameday reflections is Aug. 1.
Deadline for snowball fight essays is Nov. 3.
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Notre Dame Magazine

07/30/2025

In a city plagued by porch pirates, Napoleon Suarez ’04 built more than a package pickup spot — he built a community.

Fishbox, his Philly mailbox store, just turned 10. And thanks to viral YouTube videos, it’s gaining fans far beyond the neighborhood:

To prevent deliveries from disappearing from porches, Napoleon Suarez ’04 thinks outside the box.

07/29/2025

Inspired by Thoreau, a retired D.C. lawyer set out to “live deliberately” — hiking 700 miles of the Appalachian Trail. What he found along the way surprised him: not solitude, but community. Read his reflection:

On the trail with Henry David Thoreau

07/28/2025

Our readers had thoughts, and we’re sharing them. Check out the latest Letters to the Editor to see what resonated, provoked or inspired:

The letters we publish here are edited for space and are representative of those we receive. We print only those letters referring to an article in the most recent edition of the magazine, not those responding to letters or commenting on issue not addressed in the recent edition.

07/25/2025

This story by Jason Kelly ’95 just won second place for best profile from the St. Juan Diego Collegiate Awards, recognizing excellence in journalism by students and alumni of Catholic universities!

Check it out:

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.

07/25/2025

Photo of the week: Summer Silence
📸: Matt Cashore ’94

07/24/2025

We’re thrilled to share that this piece won third place for best article on social justice in the St. Juan Diego Collegiate Awards! The competition honors outstanding journalism from Catholic colleges and universities.

Read the story by Abigail Pesta '91:

Going to jail was not in John Cord’s retirement plan, but neither was becoming a deacon, a role that calls him to unexpected, emotional encounters.

07/24/2025

Demetrius DuBose ’93 was an All-American, team captain and unforgettable Notre Dame linebacker. He was also so much more — until his life was cut short in 1999. A new documentary remembers the man behind the myth. Read the story here:

A documentary offers an ode to Demetrius DuBose ’93, whose enduring impact on friends and teammates transcends his tragic end.

07/23/2025

This story by Nancy Michael just won second place for best article from the St. Juan Diego Collegiate Awards, recognizing excellence in journalism by students and alumni of Catholic universities!

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Courageous curiosity reminds us of our shared humanity.

07/23/2025

University president Rev. Robert Dowd, CSC,’87 is among more than 500 university leaders nationwide who signed a public statement in protest of “unprecedented government overreach and political interference” by the Trump administration. Read more:

Photos by Matt Cashore ’94 The…

07/22/2025

Award-winning journalism! This story by Sean Callahan '87 just took first place for best article in the St. Juan Diego Collegiate Awards.

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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.

07/22/2025

A dancer whose too-short life was a prayer to share the beauty of her art performs something of a healing miracle in death: inspiring a rare new, original ballet in her memory.