Saint Mary's College Center for the Study of Spirituality

05/04/2026

Did you miss Dr. Tracy Sayuki Tiemeier's phenomenal Madeleva Lecture, "The Wrath of God(dess): A Spirituality of Feminist Rage"? You can watch it on our YouTube channel!

2026 Madeleva Lecture│Tracy Sayuki Tiemeier, PhD

04/23/2026

Last month, Catherine Punsalan-Manlimos visited Saint Mary's College to talk about "The Catholic College's Mission to Incarnate Love." You can listen to it here:

The Catholic College's Mission to Incarnate Love | Catherine Punsalan-Manlimos

04/15/2026

Did you miss Gerard Power's lecture, "Catholic Peacebuilding and the New Old World Disorder"? He powerfully lays out the role that Catholic institutions and peacemakers can play in preserving democracy and guarding human rights today. Check it out here:

Gerard Powers Lecture: Catholic Peacebuilding and the New Old World Disorder

12/04/2025

If you missed this week's Ex Libris Webinar with Dr. Julie Hanlon Rubio about her latest book, "Can You Be a Catholic and a Feminist?" you can check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRGBz9aUpEE What a rich conversation!

Virtual lecture and discussion with Dr. Julie Hanlon Rubio, PhD, Professor of Christian Social Ethics at Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University ...

12/02/2025

TOMORROW-- Tuesday, December 2 at 7pm ET-- we are pleased to host an Ex Libris Author Webinar with Julie Hanlon Rubio, PhD on her book, "Can You Be a Catholic and Feminist?"

Dr. Hanlon Rubio is the Shea-Heusaman Professor of Christian Social Ethics at Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University in Berkeley, California.

For more information and to register for the free live stream link, visit: https://www.saintmarys.edu/spiritual-life/center-for-spirituality/events

11/25/2025

Join us next week-- Tuesday, December 2 at 7pm ET-- for an Ex Libris Author Webinar with Julie Hanlon Rubio, PhD on her book, "Can You Be a Catholic and Feminist?"

Dr. Hanlon Rubio is the Shea-Heusaman Professor of Christian Social Ethics at Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University in Berkeley, California.

For more information and to register for the free live stream link, visit: https://www.saintmarys.edu/spiritual-life/center-for-spirituality/events

11/18/2025

If you missed Prof. Ronald Rolheiser's Thomas Merton Lecture in Spirituality last week, you can watch it here!

This is a recording of the 2025 Thomas Merton Lecture in Spirituality at the Center for the Study of Spirituality, Saint Mary's College (Notre Dame, IN). Fr....

11/12/2025

Just a few days left to apply to be part of our next cohort of Madeleva Fellows!

APPLICATIONS ARE DUE ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14.

The Madeleva Fellowship program is an initiative for women doctoral candidates in theology, spirituality, and other specializations in the field of religious studies. Madeleva Fellows receive travel and housing funding to come to Saint Mary’s College to participate in events and workshops connected with the annual Madeleva Lecture in April, including the opportunity to engage with the lecturer in a small seminar. Additionally, Madeleva Fellows receive mentoring in teaching and writing in cohort meetings facilitated over Zoom before and after the Madeleva Lecture.

For more information about the program and the application process, see our website: https://www.saintmarys.edu/spiritual-life/center-for-spirituality/special-projects

11/10/2025

The Center for the Study of Spirituality is pleased to host Rev. Ronald Rolheiser, OMI who will deliver the Third Annual Thomas Merton Lecture in Spirituality, titled "Dark Nights of Faith-- Christian Mystics, Militant Atheists, Good Friday, the Purity of Revelation, and How Atheists Have Done Us a Favor" TOMORROW, Tuesday, November 11 at 7pm ET.

You can join us in person at Saint Mary's College or online.

To register for the free livestream link, visit: https://www.saintmarys.edu/spiritual-life/center-for-spirituality/thomas-merton-lecture-series

11/06/2025

Next week-- Tuesday, November 11 at 7pm ET-- the Center for the Study of Spirituality is pleased to host Rev. Ronald Rolheiser, OMI who will deliver the Third Annual Thomas Merton Lecture in Spirituality, titled "Dark Nights of Faith-- Christian Mystics, Militant Atheists, Good Friday, the Purity of Revelation, and How Atheists Have Done Us a Favor."

You can join us in person at Saint Mary's College or online.

To register for the free livestream link, visit: https://www.saintmarys.edu/spiritual-life/center-for-spirituality/thomas-merton-lecture-series