What does it mean to teach for joy? In Virtues & Vocations Magazine, Abraham Nussbaum reflects on medicine, mentorship, and the relationships that make us capable of attending to one another with courage, wisdom, and care. Read more at bit.ly/4oVtT4L

What first taught you to pay attention? In the latest Virtues & Vocations magazine, J. Drew Lanham reflects on wonder, formation, and the early lessons found in sunrise, sunset, and birdsong. Read more at bit.ly/43pVmBx

What goods are shaping the life you are building? For Virtues & Vocations, Jennifer Frey reflects on Augustine, Aquinas, and the joy that gives meaning to sacrifice. Read the article at bit.ly/4dwFm5d

Can joy sustain us in a world aching with anxiety and violence? For Virtues & Vocations Magazine, Gary Haugen of International Justice Mission explores the relationship between joy, fear, and the long work of seeking justice. Read the article: bit.ly/4d6yWuW

What restores a sense of purpose in our work? In the latest Virtues & Vocations magazine, Cameron Kim reflects on joy as the spark that sustains curiosity, learning, and human flourishing. Read the article at bit.ly/3Pndmcj

What if joy is essential -- not optional? Angela Williams Gorrell reflects on why joy matters more than we think in the latest edition of Virtues & Vocations Magazine. Read the full article at bit.ly/4eiGuLY

What if asking “why” became second nature? In the latest Virtues & Vocations magazine, Francis Su @mathyawp.bsky.social reflects on the joy of contemplation—and the kind of thinking that deepens our humanity. Read more at bit.ly/4mw7U2U

What happens when people see that their work matters? In Virtues & Vocations, Laura Dunham reflects on the joy that emerges through shared purpose, institutional renewal, and the collective work of becoming. Read more: bit.ly/3PO5Abw

What if joy isn’t a luxury, but essential to human flourishing? For Virtues & Vocations, Robert Emmons explores how the emerging science of joy is reshaping how we understand well-being, connection, and the good life. Read more: bit.ly/4dYZ1N8

In Virtues & Vocations, we sit down with Alain de Botton to explore life’s biggest questions—meaningful work, love, happiness, and how we learn to live well. What might it mean to take these questions seriously? Read more: bit.ly/40SRlEw

At a time of rising loneliness, Sarah Schnitker asks: Are we teaching gratitude in a way that reconnects us to one another? Read more at Virtues & Vocations Magazine: bit.ly/4tZAIo0

In conversation with Virtues & Vocations magazine, Fr. Greg Boyle of Homeboy Industries reflects on healing trauma and “infusing hope in folks for whom hope is foreign.” Read the full interview at bit.ly/4rdvKlR

“Beauty is a foretaste of the promised good, and a sign that hope is not in vain.” For Virtues & Vocations magazine, Brandon Vaidyanathan reflects on how beauty draws us toward hope, justice, and longing for what is yet to come. Read more: bit.ly/4rFWg7f

In the latest Virtues & Vocations magazine, Satyan Devadoss explores what happens when mathematics is reclaimed as embodied work—not just abstract thought. Read more at bit.ly/3M4yqTc

What happens when trusted systems fail? For Guru Madhavan, engineering’s meaning lies not in perfection -- but in the rhythm of building, breaking, and beginning again. Read his full reflection in Virtues & Vocations Magazine: bit.ly/3YQrLz4

Teaching is never predictable. For Virtues & Vocations Magazine, Barbara Stengel reflects on the deep, relational work of education—where frustration and joy exist side by side as students grow in their own time. Read the full article here: bit.ly/3NiXXsg

“Vocation is not an already-booked appointment that one might miss…” For Virtues & Vocations magazine, Chris Higgins explores how purpose unfolds in relationship with the world — not as a fixed endpoint, but an evolving, lived journey. Read more at bit.ly/4qiNtrC

As we close out the year, we’re reflecting on what gives work its meaning. For Angela Hubbard, who cares for our buildings and community, it's purpose and gratitude. Read more reflections at bit.ly/3L50yFq

Dan Graff, Director of the Higgins Labor Program at the Institute for Social Concerns at @notredame.bsky.social, reflects on his late father's work, teachings, and how we might envision "good work" in his latest for Virtues & Vocations Magazine. Read his full essay for bit.ly/48L4B1h

In our metrics-driven world, Karen Bohlin offers a quiet invitation to slow down – and let poetry restore what busyness often erodes. Read the full piece in our Virtues & Vocations magazine here: bit.ly/3Y69yNk

Join us today at 12:00 P.M. EST for a fabulous conversation with author Karen Swallow Prior on finding your vocation. Audience Q&A will follow. Register here: bit.ly/3XoADev

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As we head into Thanksgiving weekend, enjoy this reflection on what makes her work meaningful from Maria Vazquez, the Superintendent, Orange County Public Schools (Florida). Read more in our Virtues & Vocations magazine: bit.ly/4pAxwfv

In the latest Virtues & Vocations magazine, Dr. Ricardo Nuila of Baylor College of Medicine reflects on the legacy of care passed down in his family and how his grandfather’s patient-first ethos shapes his work today. Read the full article at: bit.ly/48ntMIk

In the latest Virtues & Vocations magazine, Anna Moreland of @VillanovaU reflects on friendship, community, and the quiet, interior work of cultivating true leisure. Read the full article in the Virtues & Vocations magazine at bit.ly/3WRpW3V

For our latest edition of the Virtues & Vocations magazine, we asked "What makes your work for meaningful?" For education and artist Jason Wesaw, its born from love and visual arts. Read more at bit.ly/4opGxaZ

Integrating Virtue Together is a community of practice for faculty across institutions and disciplines to cultivate virtues through a course in 2026-2027. Chosen faculty will attend a working conference at Notre Dame & receive a stipend. Full CFP: drive.google.com/file/d/1jA0o...

What makes an engineering job ethical? In her latest for Virtues & Vocations, Rosalyn W. Berne calls on educators to help students articulate their values—and chart career paths that reflect them. Read here: bit.ly/4nPe5z3

In this clip from our latest Virtues & Vocations webinar, pediatric neurosurgeon David Sandberg, MD reflects on how he approaches difficult conversations — and how he trains future physicians to do the same with empathy, honesty, and care. Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtBx...

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What are the virtues necessary to sustain the practice of medicine? Join us for a lively conversation about courage, love, compassion, and hope with David Sandberg, MD. There will be time for audience questions. Register: notredame.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Read the piece "What Makes Your Work Meaningful?" in the latest issue of Virtues & Vocations, including reflections from Rana Awdish, Angela Hubbard, Guru Madhavan, Maria F. Vazquez, and Jason Wesaw. socialconcerns.nd.edu/research/vir...