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Professor Edward Hums’ Last Lecture: Finding ourselves and others on the journey to Emmaus

Anna Powers, November 12th, 2010

“It’s okay to do C work,” proclaimed Professor Ed Hums during his installment of Notre Dame’s “The Last Lecture Series.” Though the audience of curious students, professors, and other Notre Dame staff members laughed at this suggestion, Professor Hums defied the usual negative attitude toward mediocrity as he discussed the holistic journey Notre Dame offers each student.  “You got [...]

Baylor professor addresses catechesis in Flannery O’Connor

Anna Powers, October 3rd, 2010

Ralph Wood, professor of theology and literature at Baylor University, spoke on the catechesis of Catholic author Flannery O’Connor. Notre Dame's Center for Ethics and Culture sponsored this lecture, delivered on September 21, which was third in its literary series “Strangers in a Strange Land.”                    Wood began by noting that catechesis is not always a [...]

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