Former U.S. Congressman, Thomas Allen, will serve as the keynote speaker at this symposium hosted by the Notre Dame Law Review. The Symposium will focus broadly on congressional gridlock, exploring various aspects of the issue from partisanship and civility to the utilization of the appropriations process to legislate.
_The Annual Fr. Bernie Clark Lecture on Catholic Social Tradition_
A common good is a vision, a vision of public virtue which engages the individual citizen, guides the energies of the government, shapes the public system and points the public direction in all of its policies, in all its institutions and in all of its legislative intents. It is the answer to the question: What is it that we want for this country? What is it that we perceive to be good for everyone, and how should we go about getting it?
"An Uncommon Search for the Common Good" presents the historical difficulties defining the common good through the lens of the spiritual tradition of the Beatitudes.
Fifty years after Pope John XXIII issued Pacem in Terris, this important encyclical continues to be relevant, calling for right and respectful relationships among individuals, societies, and nations. This panel discussion will introduce Pacem in Terris and its implications for civil discourse today, challenging the campus community to engage in respectful dialogue and shared action on issues about which they care deeply, promoting a global citizenship that positively advances the common good.
Location: Leighton Concert Hall, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
The 2012-13 Notre Dame Forum begins with a panel featuring prominent religious leaders addressing the role of faith in American democracy. The panelists will address questions like:
How can people of faith reconcile religious conviction with politics, which is often described as the “art of compromise?”
Should voters take a candidate’s religion into account when casting their ballot?
How should elected officials apply their faith when making policy?
How does religious diversity affect our national understanding of religion’s role in both politics and government?