Cushwa Center for the Study of American Catholicism

09/03/2026

Today! Join the Cushwa Center and the Keough-Naughton Institute for Irish Studies—along with visiting members of the Ancient Order of Hibernians in America and Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians—for the 2026 Hibernian Lecture, “The New York City Draft Riots and the Remaking of Irish America.” This afternoon (September 3) at 4:30 p.m. in B01 McKenna Hall.

The lecture is free and open to all. Learn more about the topic and our guest speaker: https://cushwa.nd.edu/events/2026/09/03/hibernian-lecture-the-new-york-city-draft-riots-and-the-remaking-of-irish-america/

06/24/2026

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06/02/2026

Join us online on Thursday, June 4, as Vatican journalists Gerard O’Connell and Elisabetta Piqué discuss their recent co-authored book, THE ELECTION OF POPE LEO XIV: THE LAST SURPRISE OF POPE FRANCIS, at Notre Dame Rome.

3:00 p.m. Rome time / 9:00 a.m. Eastern

This event is open to all, but registration is required. Learn more and sign up:

The story behind the headlines, as told by two of the Vatican’s most trusted correspondents …

04/22/2026

Looking to do in archival research in St. Louis? The St. Louis Catholic Archives Visiting Research Grant, administered by the Center for Research on Global Catholicism at Saint Louis University, supports scholars working at partner Catholic archives in the region. Learn more and apply by May 1 at stlouiscatholicarchivescollective.com

03/24/2026

Congratulations to the Cushwa Center’s 38 grant and award recipients for 2026! Included among this year’s awardees are five inaugural recipients of Gutiérrez Research Awards.

Funds will support visits to the University of Notre Dame Archives and to repositories in Boston, Chicago, Cincinnati, New York, Pittsburgh, St. Louis, and Washington, D.C., as well as international destinations including Chiayi City, Dublin, Lima, London (Ontario), Madrid, Medellín, Oaxaca, Paris, Rome, Salamanca, Seville, and Western Batangas.

Learn more:

In early 2026, the Cushwa Center offered grants and awards to a record 38 scholars for a wide range of research projects. Across the six programs admini...

03/17/2026

Today would have been Cushwa Center founder Jay P. Dolan’s 90th birthday. This Saturday morning, we’ll gather for the Dolan Seminar to discuss Rev. Stephen M. Koeth’s Crabgrass Catholicism: How Suburbanization Transformed Faith and Politics in Postwar America. Learn more and join us: cushwa.nd.edu/events/seminar-in-american-religion/

02/24/2026

Join us TOMORROW for a public lecture by Stephen J. Brady (George Washington University):

“American Catholics Debate the Vietnam War: Rights, Obligations, and Morality”
Wednesday, Feb 25, 4:30 p.m.
Remick Commons, Visitation Hall

It is well known that the Vietnam War divided Americans against each other. American Catholics were no exception. Despite common perceptions to the cont...

02/10/2026

LIVE IN FIVE! Watch the livestream of Sam Tanenhaus’s lecture, “William F. Buckley Jr.: The Conscience of a Catholic Conservative.”

Watch live: https://youtu.be/KzYYVfQRUUY
Learn more: https://cushwa.nd.edu/events/2026/02/10/lecture-by-sam-tanenhaus-william-f-buckley-jr-the-conscience-of-a-catholic-conservative/

02/09/2026

TOMORROW: Join the Cushwa Center and cosponsors (the Center for Citizenship and Constitutional Government, Notre Dame de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture, the Notre Dame Democracy Initiative, the Program on Church, State & Society, and the Rooney Institute) for a lecture by Sam Tanenhaus:

“William F. Buckley Jr.: The Conscience of a Catholic Conservative”
Tuesday, February 10 at 5 p.m. in McKenna Hall

A prize-winning author of books on American politics and media and the former editor-in-chief of The New York Times Book Review, Tanenhaus was chosen by Buckley to tell the story of his life and times. In 2025, Random House published Buckley: The Life and the Revolution That Changed America.

Learn more: https://cushwa.nd.edu/events/

02/07/2026

Ernest Morrell, the Coyle Professor of Literacy Education at the University of Notre Dame, died Wednesday (Feb. 4) after a long battle with cancer, surr...