The 13th Annual Notre Dame Evangelium Vitae Medal honoring Elvira Parravicini, MD. Presented by the de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture.

On this Respect Life Sunday, we're delighted to announce that the 2024 @notredame.bsky.social Evangelium Vitae Medal for prolife heroes will be presented to Dr. Elvira Parravicini, director of the Neonatal Comfort Care Program at
Columbia U Med Ctr. Learn more: ethicscenter.nd.edu/news/de-nico...

Join Harvey Mansfield (Harvard), Michael Moreland (Villanova), and the Hon. Jeffrey Sutton (US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit) for a conversation on Religious Liberty and the American Founding by Vincent Phillip Muñoz (Notre Dame). The Founders understood religious liberty to be an inalienable natural right. Muñoz explains what this means for church-state constitutional law, uncovering what we can and cannot determine about the original meanings of the First Amendment’s Religion Clauses and constructing a natural rights jurisprudence of religious liberty. Breakfast will be available beginning at 9 a.m., with the panel to follow at 9:30. No RSVP necessary.

Join us Fri, Sep 22, for a discussion about "Religious Liberty and the American Founding" with Harvey Mansfield (Harvard), Michael Moreland (Villanova), the Hon. Jeffrey Sutton (US Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit), and author Vincent Phillip Muñoz. Details: ethicscenter.nd.edu/events/2023/...

Call for Papers: Aquinas at 800, September 22–25, 2024 at the University of Notre Dame. Paper abstracts due by November 1, 2023.

We are proud to cosponsor next year's conference "Aquinas at 800: Ad Multos Annos," exploring the ongoing importance of St. Thomas's thought to contemporary cultural, philosophical, and theological discussions. Submit a paper by Nov. 1, 2023 at: al.nd.edu/events/confe...

To Speak Freely: Freedom of Expression in the Digital Age - Panel Discussion A panel conversation on "The Collapse of Freedom of Expression: Reconstructing the Ancient Roots of Modern Liberty" by Jordi Pujol. Panelists include Paolo C...

New on our youtube channel: "To Speak Freely: Freedom of Expression in the Digital Age," featuring ND Law School's Rick Garnett, Paolo Carozza, & Diane Desierto, in conversation with author Jordi Pujol. A stimulating conversation about a timely topic! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMS5zqIkrgA

Collage: book covers of volumes by/about Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, published by University of Notre Dame Press

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn died 15 years ago today, at the age of 89. His memoir of exile, "Between Two Millstones," volumes 1 & 2, is now available in paperback from Notre Dame Press. May his memory be eternal. undpress.nd.edu/books/

We're hiring! The dCEC's Finance and Administration Specialist oversees our financial practices, works with university development on donor stewardship, and manages our administrative functions. Learn more: ethicscenter.nd.edu/hiring

We're hiring for a new position in our office: Finance & Administration Specialist! Join our growing team to develop, manage, and oversee the de Nicola Center’s financial activity and center administration. Details & application: https://jobs.nd.edu/postings/31637

Oppenheimer’s Tragic Fate | Jason M. Baxter In Oppenheimer, director Christopher Nolan has taken the meticulously researched seven-hundred-page book American Prometheus and rendered it into his best film yet.

Jason Baxter of the dCEC writes in First Things about Oppenheimer, "Nolan allows us to view the inner essence of the world through Oppenheimer's visionary eyes and feel what it would be like to be a genius for 180 minutes."

23rd Annual Fall Conference (November 2–4, 2023): "Dust of the Earth: On Persons"

The deadline is fast approaching to submit a paper/panel proposal for our 23rd annual Fall Conference, "Dust of the Earth: On Persons," Nov. 2–4, 2023 at Notre Dame. Learn more about the theme and submit your abstract at ethicscenter.nd.edu/fc23

Photo: students standing in St. Peter's Square, holding the flag of the Notre Dame de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture

Greetings! We're new to the Bluesky world (thanks for the invite code, @notredame.bsky.social!), and we're looking forward to chatting with the dCEC's longtime friends from around the world – and making new ones!