{"podcast":{"title":"For Good: Stories from Notre Dame","slug":"for-good-stories-from-notre-dame-6611738","podcast_index_feed_id":6611738,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/e8ffce48/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://giving.nd.edu/stories/","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/38990786/38990786-1719434584132-51a2f4d1a01a8.jpg","author":"ND Loyal","episode_count":46,"summary":"Offering a behind-the-scenes glimpse into life under the Golden Dome and the powerful stories that drive Notre Dame to be a force for good in the world.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-10T08:19:58.919208+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/for-good-stories-from-notre-dame-6611738"},"episode":{"title":"Notre Dame’s Call to the Work of Hope, with Rev. Robert A. Dowd, C.S.C. (Ep. 33)","slug":"notre-dame-s-call-to-the-work-of-hope-with-rev-robert-a-dowd-c-s-c-ep-33","published_at":"2025-08-28T20:45:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/for-good-stories-from-notre-dame-6611738/notre-dame-s-call-to-the-work-of-hope-with-rev-robert-a-dowd-c-s-c-ep-33","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/for-good-stories-from-notre-dame-6611738","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nd-loyal/episodes/Notre-Dames-Call-to-the-Work-of-Hope--with-Rev--Robert-A--Dowd--C-S-C--Ep--33-e37eqg8","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/e8ffce48/podcast/play/107489224/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-7-28%2F406464190-44100-2-47b6c1ab9e502.mp3","summary":"Throughout his tenure as president of the University of Notre Dame, Rev. Robert A. Dowd, C.S.C., has led with patience, curiosity, and an unwavering belief in the University’s ability to meet the moment and navigate challenges as they arise. In this episode of For Good , Father Dowd discusses Notre Dame’s ongoing efforts to expand affordability and access, form a student body that reflects the richness of the global Catholic Church, and cultivate agents of hope for a world deeply in need. Join us as Father Dowd invites the Notre Dame family to see education as the work of hope—and an expression of hope in action. Give the gift of Notre Dame: https://giveto.nd.edu/give?NDAC=10013&designation=notredamefund 0:00 – Corby Hall and the Holy Cross community at Notre Dame 2:36 – Leading with humility: lessons from year one 5:55 – Catholic delegation visit to Japan and the call to peace 9:14 – Cultivating hope at Notre Dame 13:53 – Advancing the Strategic Framework 16:03 – Pathways to Notre Dame 20:26 – Serving the global Church 22:15 – Baseball dreams and priesthood","meta_description":"Throughout his tenure as president of the University of Notre Dame, Rev. Robert A. Dowd, C.S.C., has led with patience, curiosity, and an unwavering belie…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1630,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/for-good-stories-from-notre-dame-6611738/episodes/notre-dame-s-call-to-the-work-of-hope-with-rev-robert-a-dowd-c-s-c-ep-33/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/for-good-stories-from-notre-dame-6611738/notre-dame-s-call-to-the-work-of-hope-with-rev-robert-a-dowd-c-s-c-ep-33.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}