Archbishop Edmond J. FitzMaurice Lecture Series


  • Dr. Louis K. Dupre, Yale University (1990) – The Challenge of Religion in the Modern World

  • Dr. Edmund D. Pellegrino, Georgetown University (1990) – Modern Problems in Medical Ethics

  • Dr. Clarence C. Walton, The American College (1991) – Ethical Issues in Business

  • Rev. Raymond E. Brown, Union Theological Seminary (1991) – The Trial of Jesus

  • Rev. James Hennesey, Canisius College (1992) – Religious Toleration on the Delmarva Peninsula in the Colonial Era

  • Dr. Robert M. O’Neil, Thomas Jefferson Center for Free Expression (1992) – Hate Crimes in the 90’s: The Limits of State Action

  • Miss Dolores Bernadette Grier, Archdiocese of New York (1993) – Strengthening the Family in the 90’s

  • Mr. Mark Chopka, General Counsel, NCCB (1993) – The Boundaries of Church and State

  • Rev. Augustine DiNoia, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (1994) – Papal Encyclical: The Splendor of Truth

  • Mr. Weston P. Nellius, Catholic Diocese of Wilmington (1994) – Morality in Government

  • Most Rev. William D. Borders, Archbishop of Baltimore (1995) – Lecture Topic Not Listed

  • Dean Willard J. O’Brien, Villanova Law School (1995) – Beyond the Rules of Professional Responsibility

  • Prof. John F. Murphy, Villanova Law School (1996) – Prospects for Peace in Bosnia

  • Rev. Raymond E. Brown, Union Theological Seminary (1996) – A Century of Change in Biblical Studies

  • Ms. Ann Jaffe, Holocaust Education Committee (1997) – Remembering the Holocaust

  • Rev. J. Bryan Hehir, Harvard Divinity School (1997) – Changing World Values

  • Rev. William F. Leonard (1998) – Finding God at a Party

  • Rev. Thomas Dailey, O.S.F.S., Allentown College (1998) – Peace without Justice: Not Only Possible, But Necessary

  • Prof. Howard Lesnick, University of Pennsylvania Law School (1999) – Integrating the Call of Faith With a Lawyer’s Professional Obligations

  • Mr. George Weigel, Syndicated Columnist & Author (1999) – The Soul of Pope John Paul II

  • Rev. Oliver Williams, C.S.C., University of Notre Dame (2000) – Doing Well by Doing Good

  • Mr. Richard Doerflinger, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (2000) – End of Life Issues

  • Prof. David Lodge, University of Notre Dame (2001) – Science and Religion: Friends, Foes, Complementary, or Just Different?

  • Dr. Edward Hastings, Neumann College (2001) – What We Stand to Lose in Our Need to Win

  • Prof. Patrick D. Gaffney, University of Notre Dame (2002) – The Middle East After 9/11

  • Mr. Kevin J. “Seamus” Hasson, The Beckett Fund (2002) – The Defense of Religious Freedom

  • Prof. Eugene C. Ulrich, University of Notre Dame (2003) – The Dead Sea Scrolls

  • Profs. Harry L. Shipman & Stephen Barr, University of Delaware (2003) – Science and Religion – Friends or Enemies?

  • Prof. Charles M. Rosenberg, University of Notre Dame (2004) – The Sistine Chapel

  • Mr. Carl Olson, Author (2004) – The Da Vinci Hoax

  • Prof. Donald P. Kommers, University of Notre Dame (2005) – Religion and the Constitution

  • Rev. Tadeusz Pacholczyk, Catholic Bioethics Center (2005) – Stem Cell Research

  • Prof. Michael P. Zuckert, University of Notre Dame (2006) – On the Meaning of the Declaration of Independence

  • Mr. Paul Elie, Author (2007) – Three Catholic Writers

  • Mr. Robert Novak, Syndicated Columnist & Author (2007) – Journalism, Politics, and the Common Good

  • Mr. Mark Schield, Syndicated Columnist (2008) – Journalism, Politics, and the Common Good

  • Mr. Michael Novak, American Enterprise Institute (2008) – No One Sees God: The Dark Night of Atheists and Believers

  • Dr. Donald Crafton, University of Notre Dame (2009) – Notre Dame and the Movies

  • David R. Oakley & Louis Karlin, Authors (2009) – A Modern Lawyer’s Guide to the Trial of St. Thomas More

  • Rocco Palmo, Whispers in the Loggia (2010) – Send Out the Net for a Catch

  • Rev. David T. Link, University of Notre Dame (2010) – The Idea of a Catholic University

  • Prof. Kathleen Sprows Cummings, University of Notre Dame (2011) – Citizen-Saints: American Catholics and Canonization

  • Prof. Brian Collier, University of Notre Dame (2012) – Save Our Schools, Save Our Country, and Save Our Family

  • Prof. David Farber, Temple University (2012) – Everyone Ought to be Rich: The Life of John Jakob Raskob

  • Dr. Walter J. Nicgorski, University of Notre Dame (2013) – The Federalist Papers: A Unique and American Great Book

  • Sandra Schulberg (2013) – Nuremberg: Its Lessons for Today

  • Dr. Brad S. Gregory, University of Notre Dame (2014) – The Unintended Reformation: How a Religious Revolution Secularized Society

  • Mr. George Weigel, Syndicated Columnist & Author (2014) – The Mind of Pope Francis

  • Mr. Barry Cushman (2015) – The Birth of the Modern Family

  • Prof. John Grabowski, Catholic University (2015) – Pope Francis and The Synod on the Family