Now. Here. This.

Kevin Baxter

The world can feel chaotic today for Catholic school leaders - there are policy shifts, enrollment challenges, school choice initiatives, and artificial intelligence consuming our work and attention. Now. Here. This. provides a spiritual and mental reset - how do I stay present to the person in front of me now? How do I find God in the midst of my worries and fears? The podcast will provide insight, wisdom and grace from Catholic school leaders who are celebrating and struggling through the same joys and challenges you face each day. Learn from them and be inspired by them so you can be more present to your community. Because Now. Here. This. is how we lead for transformation. New episodes every Tuesday! To learn more and contribute to the conversation visit: https://ace.nd.edu/programs/mary-ann-remick-leadership-program/now-here-this

Episodes

  1. 3d ago

    Erika Wikstrom: Pearls of Wisdom for Catholic School Leaders

    Secretary for Education and Superintendent of Catholic Schools in the Diocese of Orlando, Erika Wikstrom, discusses how creativity and change management are indispensable tools for leaders in times of uncertainty. In a conversation about her leadership journey with Notre Dame’s Kevin Baxter, Wikstrom shares her early understanding of leadership as the act of bringing people together, running as a spiritual discipline, and the impact she hopes to have as a Black woman leader in the church. “I'm walking into these Catholic schools, so hopefully they see that the world can have its perceptions, and people can have their ideas and comments, but at the end of the day, Kevin, if you're comfortable in your own skin and your own identity, that's not going to shake you.” Contribute to the conversation. Click here to share the name of a guest you would like to hear from on a future episode.

    Erika Wikstrom: Pearls of Wisdom for Catholic School Leaders

  2. Oct 6

    Greg Richmond: A Superintendent Exit Interview - Wisdom From a Leadership Journey

    Former Chicago Catholic school superintendent Greg Richmond spoke with Notre Dame's Kevin Baxter about leadership as service, and how the approach supports larger mission goals through committed engagement with principals. A week before the end of his tenure as head of schools for the Archdiocese of Chicago, Greg spoke with Kevin about the district's new shared goal of building upon welcome to create belonging for students ("We believe belonging fosters student wellness"), and the enduring love for the schools he's led—and served—for five years." They're not there for the money," Richmond says of the nearly 150 Catholic schools managed by the archdiocese. "They're there because they care about the kids, they care about the mission, [and] they care about fully developing children academically, socially, emotionally and spiritually." Contribute to the conversation. Click here to share the name of a guest you would like to hear from on a future episode.

    Greg Richmond: A Superintendent Exit Interview - Wisdom From a Leadership Journey

  3. Sep 29

    Ann Garrido: Redeeming Leadership

    Author, speaker, and scholar Ann Garrido talks with Notre Dame's Kevin Baxter about her leadership journey and the enduring relevance of her three-book 'Redeeming' series for Catholic school educators building culture and navigating conflict. Hear Ann share how writing also served as a way to access mentorship during her professional development as a school administrator; the new challenge in contemporary society of resolving conflict when even facts can no longer agreed upon; and reconciling the complicated nature of power with the Catholic imperative to use it well. "We will tend not to see ourselves as having power because we don't want to be associated with that.; it's considered often with abuse or oppression," Garrido says. "But power from a Christian lens has the potential to be good. And if one does have power and one does not use it, well, that's where you get in the greatest danger." Contribute to the conversation. Click here to share the name of a guest you would like to hear from on a future episode.

    Ann Garrido: Redeeming Leadership

  4. Season 1 Trailer

    Welcome to Now. Here. This. with Kevin Baxter

    In this podcast opener, Host Kevin Baxter, director of the Mary Ann Remick Leadership Program at Notre Dame, introduces a series to offer a spiritual and mental reset for those transforming Catholic schools today.

    Welcome to Now. Here. This. with Kevin Baxter
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About

The world can feel chaotic today for Catholic school leaders - there are policy shifts, enrollment challenges, school choice initiatives, and artificial intelligence consuming our work and attention. Now. Here. This. provides a spiritual and mental reset - how do I stay present to the person in front of me now? How do I find God in the midst of my worries and fears? The podcast will provide insight, wisdom and grace from Catholic school leaders who are celebrating and struggling through the same joys and challenges you face each day. Learn from them and be inspired by them so you can be more present to your community. Because Now. Here. This. is how we lead for transformation. New episodes every Tuesday! To learn more and contribute to the conversation visit: https://ace.nd.edu/programs/mary-ann-remick-leadership-program/now-here-this

Information

  • Creator
    Kevin Baxter
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    4
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © University of Notre Dame
  • Show Website
    Now. Here. This.

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