What’s Your Next Step? Journeys to Sainthood
During Walk the Walk Week each year, we participate in events designed to foster deeper belonging and inclusion on campus and beyond. This work continues year round, and we can draw inspiration from the examples of those in the Church who have come before us.
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Journey to Sainthood: Sr. Thea Bowman
Journey to Sainthood: Dorothy Day
Journey to Sainthood: Father Augustus Tolton
On June 21, 1964, then-Notre Dame President Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., joined Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at a Civil Rights rally at Soldier Field in Chicago. They are pictured here together singing "We Shall Overcome."
Recap Walk the Walk Week 2026
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Walk the Walk Week 2026 Candlelight Prayer Service Recap
This year marked the eleventh annual campus-wide observance of Walk the Walk Week, with events taking place from January 24-31. This video includes highlights from the candlelight prayer service.
Walk the Walk Week 2025 Candlelight Prayer Service Full Service
The eleventh annual Walk the Walk Week featured a Candlelight Prayer Service on January 26, 2026. Rev. Robert A. Dowd, C.S.C., presided over the service which featured a reflection from Rev. Hugh R. Page, Jr., attendees processed through snowy sidewalks to place candles at the foot of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Statue on God Quad.
The service was part of Walk the Walk Week, a week of events designed to foster dialogue and reflection on making Notre Dame an even more inclusive community.
Champions of Hope
Notre Dame Trustees, former football student-athletes, and distinguished leaders Tracy Graham ’95 and Byron Spruell ’87, MBA ’89 reflect with University President Rev. Robert A. Dowd, C.S.C., on what it means to lead with integrity, moral courage, and hope.
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We Are All Notre Dame
As a Catholic research university, Notre Dame is committed to defending the dignity of every human person, to promoting a just society in which every person can flourish, and to attending particularly to the needs of the most vulnerable.
Building Bridges to a Beloved Community at Notre Dame
In this episode of the Notre Dame Stories podcast, University President Rev. Robert A. Dowd, C.S.C., and Rev. Canon Hugh R. Page Jr., vice president for belonging, engagement, and mission and advisor to the president, join host Jenna Liberto to discuss their shared commitment to creating a welcoming environment for all.
Together, they explore the University’s mission, the importance of bridging differences, and how faith informs their work in fostering a beloved community on campus and in the world.
Student-Made Art Installation at Notre Dame Tells 1,225 Stories
Bowman Center Tile Installation
In this collaborative project at the University of Notre Dame, the Sister Thea Bowman Center partnered with the Moreau First-year Seminar invited students to work alongside a visiting artist to create individual panels that reflect who they are in this moment of their lives. Using carbon paper to trace a shared design, each student added personal symbols of identity, culture, faith, home, and memory.