community

How can we promote belonging that is inclusive of all people?

"Look for Christ our Lord in everyone and you will then have respect and reverence for all."

- St. Terese of Ávila, O.C.D., "Maxims" (1538)

readings

Martin Luther King Jr., “Loving Your Enemies” (1957)
Dorothy Day, "By Little and By Little" (1945, 1948, 1952, and 1968)

refractor

The Rev. Canon Hugh R. Page, Jr. is Professor of Theology and Africana Studies as well as Vice President for Institutional Transformation and Advisor to the President. He previously served in the roles of Vice President and Associate Provost for Undergraduate Affairs, Dean of the First Year of Studies, and Chair of Africana Studies. In his current leadership position, he facilitates diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. He is an Episcopal priest and an honorary canon of the Cathedral of St. James, Diocese of Northern Indiana. His work as scholar, academic administrator, and cleric is informed by the embodied epistemologies of the Blues Tradition.

co-curricular events

Volunteer Opportunities w/ the Robinson Community Learning Center

Oct 26 - Nov 6

Together in Service. Join your classmates, RCLC staff, and community members in a variety of programs designed to support youth, families, and the broader community. These volunteer opportunities include working within the preschool classroom, afterschool tutoring, theatre, and adult learning programs.

Note: Participating in this co-curricular event, “Volunteer Opportunities with the Robinson Community Learning Center,” counts both as a co-curricular event and the Called Life Lab. Learn more

"Selma" film and discussion w/ Deacon Mel Tardy

Oct 27

Courage forges the Beloved Community. Selma (2014) is a powerful and essential cinematic experience that chronicles the tumultuous 1965 voting rights marches led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his courageous allies. Join your classmates and Deacon Mel Tardy to watch and discuss this gripping film, based on real events. Learn more

called life life: taking initiative

Due in class by session 10: rest

Life Labs are engaging, interpersonal activities related to course topics that you complete on your own. You and your classmates will complete these activities during the same time period, enabling a shared communal experience.

This Life Lab invites you to practice taking initiative in friendship or community. Such action may be one way of responding to a calling to recognize the belovedness of others.

called life life: taking initiative

Additional Resources

Listen to a recording of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivering a sermon on Jesus’ command to “Love Your Enemies.”

Listen to an address by the Rev. Hugh Page on “The Rich History of Notre Dame’s Black Student Experience.”

Watch the 3-minute "Journey to Sainthood: Dorothy Day," produced by the University of Notre Dame. In 1972, Notre Dame honored Day with the Laetare Medal. As Father Ted Hesburgh said, she embodied “the most radical approach of all: Christian love.”

Watch an excerpt the documentary, Revolution of the Heart: The Dorothy Day Story, on the importance of community in the Catholic Worker Movement. Or watch an interview with the film’s director, Martin Doblmeier.

Watch at the library (or stream the trailer for) the biopic about Dorothy Day called Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story.