Notre Dame de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture

08/28/2026

This past summer, the de Nicola Center cohosted a seminar at Notre Dame Rome discussing "Dante among Theologians," an international group of leading scholars exploring themes of faith, hope, and charity in the works of the poet. “The richness of Dante’s corpus seems to invite and even to require interdisciplinary conversation, where methodological differences can happily coexist in something like the noncompetitive vision of Dante’s own heavenly celestial rose,” said dCEC director Jennifer Newsome Martin. Learn more: https://ethicscenter.nd.edu/news/dcec-cohosts-dante-seminar-in-rome/

08/21/2026

New episode of Ethics & Culture Cast has dropped! This is a delightful and joyful conversation with Leigh Fitzpatrick Snead about her book, "Infertile but Fruitful: Finding Fulfillment When You Can’t Conceive." We chat about her family's struggles with infertility, the joys that she and her husband have experienced through adoption, as well some of the practical lessons that she shares in her memoir and guidebook. Find us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and at: https://ndcec.fireside.fm/92

08/20/2026

Join us for a dCEC tailgate before the Irish host the Rice Owls on Saturday, September 12! Noon–2:30 on the DeBartolo Quad. See you there, and GO IRISH!

08/13/2026

“You never know the sort of impact you might have in education,” [Professor Jennifer Newsome Martin] said. “In my heart of hearts, I always think of that verse from Paul in 1 Corinthians, where he says, ‘I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God has been making it grow.’”

The age-old pattern highlights the profound impact of personal influence in the academic vocation, and it continues to play out today, shaping the next generation.

07/23/2026

Got poetry on the mind? Dive deeper in this conversation from our 2025 Fall Conference, "Sing, O Muse: Tradition and Innovation in Poetry" with Christina Lambert (Hillsdale College), Joshua Hren (Wiseblood Books), and Ryan Wilson (University of St. Thomas, Houston).

Christina Lambert (Hillsdale College), Joshua Hren (Wiseblood Books...

07/21/2026

Our panel discussion about Pope Leo's Magnifica Humanitas (On Human Dignity in the Age of AI) was a superb conversation with three Notre Dame experts: Paolo Carozza (Notre Dame Law School), Paul Scherz (Notre Dame College of Arts & Letters), and Msgr. John Paul Kimes (Notre Dame Law School). Give it a watch!

University of Notre Dame experts presented a flash panel on the imp...

07/14/2026

dCEC director Jennifer Newsome Martin talked about St. John Henry Newman, the newest Doctor of the Church, in a presentation at Alumni Reunion earlier this summer. Learn a bit more about Newman and why he matters:

Jennifer Newsome Martin, John J. Cavanaugh Associate Professor of t...

07/09/2026

New on our YouTube channel: Christina Bambrick on "The Abolition of Man" by C.S. Lewis, a book that changed her life. Professor Bambrick is the Filip Family Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Notre Dame, specializing in constitutional theory. She is also a Mission Fellow of the de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture. Here, she speaks to the de Nicola Center's Sorin Fellows.

Christina Bambrick is the Filip Family Assistant Professor of Polit...

06/02/2026

Newly posted to our YouTube channel: Rev. Roberto Regoli's fantastic lecture on “Pope Leo XIV: The First Year,” presented in collaboration with the Notre Dame Global Catholic Research Initiative.

The Notre Dame Global Catholic Research Initiative and the de Nicol...

05/29/2026

DEADLINE APPROACHES: The proposal submission deadline is Monday, June 1, for our 26th Fall Conference (October 1–3) on the topic of wisdom from age to age. Learn more and submit a proposal at: https://ethicscenter.nd.edu/programs/fall-conference/fc26/